Can't eject a thumb drive from the side port. tutorials refer to an identifying icon on the desktop. I find nothing to right click/eject.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6
Open Finder and click the little Up pointing triangle to the right of the drive. That will eject it.
You can also open Disk Utilities and eject there.
It can happen. If you're really uncomfortable, it's always safe to remove after powering down. I've had cases where a USB device (like an iPad) either wouldn't eject or didn't show up.
trying to eject a USB drive. None of the tutorials apply because nothing shows up on the desktop acknowledging the USP port being used
