Time Machine Dismount

My Time Machine does not want to dismount when I take it to the trash. Any suggestions?

MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Apr 22, 2022 08:08 PM

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Owl-53

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Posted on Apr 23, 2022 04:09 AM

That is because the Time Machine Drive is in use by the Time Machine Backup Utility.

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Apr 23, 2022 04:09 AM in response to Bozworth99

That is because the Time Machine Drive is in use by the Time Machine Backup Utility.

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