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lynkynpark86

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I was ejecting a camera, and I got the Spinning Wheel of Death. So, being the moron I am, I force quit Finder. Now, Finder won't open. I click it's dock icon, and I get "The application Finder.app can't be opened. -10810" as a dialog. I tried to open Terminal to halt, and Terminal closed my window and can't be re-opened, leaving my dock frozen and non-functional (I have "magnify" enabled on my dock, and the Terminal icon is still enlarged with it's name above it; I can't click icons). So basically, I'm left with no Finder, no Terminal, no Dock, no Menubar (no clue why), and a connected hard drive with very important data on it, so I'm not going to risk massive consequences by removing the battery. Basically, how can I properly eject a hard disk without Terminal, Finder or the Dock (therefore, no applications folder). My only open non-daemon applications running are Safari (with a window already open, leaving me able to post this, thank god) and Terminal (frozen and inoperable). I have no remote command-line access. HELP!!!

EDIT: Just remembered, thanks to QuickSilver triggers, I have access to Activity Monitor, Xcode, and Notational Velocity (Not sure how that would help)
 
Thanks for the quick reply, but I have a connected hard disk with important data on it. I can't loose it, unless it's loosing data or loosing my computer because it stayed on forever

Rebooting does not remove data from any hard drive.
 
For future reference, just hold down the power button for about 6 seconds or so until the computer turns off. This is easier and faster than unplugging the computer and removing the battery.
 
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