Submission details
List the apps that prevents unmounting
Ejecting external storage devices often isn't possible because some app/process still using the device. When trying to eject/unmount the finder just pops up an error message saying that the device isn't ejectable and you have to close the apps that has still open files on it, but its not telling what apps are using the volume.
When unmounting fails the finder should list which apps/processes are preventing it, and optionally switch to the app.
High
Medium
Not fixed
Discussion (4 comments)
I agree 100%, but the good news is there is a free donationware utility that can find the processes that are causing the problem and kill them called What's Keeping Me?:
http://www.hamsoftengineering.com/products/wkm/wkm.html
I've filed this with Apple, and it's a known bug.
Am I the only one who has ever felt like having an override button in dialogs like that which goes "f*ck you, I'm in charge!"?
Oscar, if you're that keen on taking charge, then pull the plug on the drive that's connected. That's effectively what you're asking for and - if the files are open for only read access - it won't cause too much of an issue.
If things are open for write access, or in the middle of writing, it could cause corruption... which is why it isn't an option in the UI.
Flauchhaus wrote on August 11, 2008, 2:12pm
Changed solution description.
Changed severity from [Medium] to [High].