Your disk is removed from the list, and a notification informs you that it's safe to remove the USB flash drive. Click the eject icon ( ⏏) next to the disk name. In the Nautilus file manager window, you see your USB flash drive listed on the left. Or, open a terminal ( Ctrl+ Alt+ T), type nautilus, and press Enter. In the search results, click the Files icon. In the search box, type Files or Nautilus. Or, click Activities (on the left side of your taskbar). It looks like a file cabinet, labeled Files. Open a new Nautilus window by clicking the shortcut on your dock. (Your file manager may be different if you're using another Linux OS.) Nautilus is a lot like the Windows File Explorer. In this example, we eject a USB flash drive using Nautilus, the default file manager in Ubuntu. In a Linux operating system, you can eject a USB flash drive in your file manager, or in the command line shell. You can now safely remove the USB flash drive from your computer. No data is deleted using the Trash icon this way. When you drop the disk on the eject icon, the disk is ejected. When you start dragging a removable disk, such as your USB flash drive, the Trash turns to an eject (⏏) icon.

Drag-and-drop the USB flash drive into the trash bin icon.

Locate the USB flash drive on your desktop.

Click the eject icon (⏏) to the right of the flash drive.

On the left, locate your USB flash drive under Devices.

On your keyboard, press Command+ E to eject the flash drive.

On the right, right-click your USB flash drive.Įject a USB drive in macOS With Command+E keyboard shortcut.

Open File Explorer by pressing Windows key+ E.

In this example, the option to eject the USB flash drive is named 'Eject Cruzer Glide.'Īfter clicking the eject option, wait for a message stating it is safe to remove the hardware before pulling the flash drive out of your computer.

A menu lists the removable media you can eject.

In the Notification Area of the taskbar, click the up arrow to view the items in the systray.

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