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This wikiHow teaches you how to safely remove a USB drive using a Mac.
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- Don't try to remove the flash disk before emptying the trash. OSX can have some hiccups with this if you do, and you may have to restart.⧼thumbs_response⧽
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wikiHow is a “wiki,” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has been viewed 41,482 times.
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Updated: April 14, 2022
Views: 41,482
Categories: External Storage Devices
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