"The disk wasn't rejected because one or more programs may be using it"

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"The disk wasn't rejected because one or more programs may be using it"

I bought an SSD and it works an absolute dream on my windows devices but my apple devices have been a fricking nightmare. Constant problems (yes it is formatted correctly etc). The latest being this error message that won't let me eject my SSD.

There are no programs!!!! I even followed chat gpts advice and went to activity monitor and tried deleting the "mdwrite" or whatever they are things. I pressed shut down and they didn't!

Someone please help, I don't have the time for this 😭😡

Posted on Nov 5, 2024 3:55 AM

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Answer 1

HWTech

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Nov 21, 2024 2:44 PM in response to WhyAppleSoComplicated

That is definitely a frustrating problem that seems to occur a lot especially with Spotlight indexing, but even some other apps/processes will sometimes hold on as well.

See my other post here with instructions for using the command line to confirm which process(es) are still using the volume:

USB drive can't be unmounted -- Command Line Option by HWTech - Apple Community

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Answer 2

WheelieNick

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Nov 5, 2024 7:02 AM in response to WhyAppleSoComplicated

Try and reboot your Mac to see if the issues persist

If they persist, make sure that all of your programmes are completely closed before trying to eject the SSD

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