Error message "disc not ejected properly"

Keep getting error "disc not ejected properly" while trying to upload raw images - at this time I have not touched my card reader and my computer has not gone to sleep. Help

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I am getting error message "Disk Not Ejected Properly Eject "FreeAgent GoFlex Drive" before disconnecting or turning it-" randomly.

I'm getting a "Disk Not Ejected Properly Eject “FreeAgent GoFlex Drive” before disconnecting or turning it…" message at random times. I have seen other comments about this happening after the iMac wakes from sleep. However, this is happening to me throughout the day even when I am working on the iMac.
The iMac is up to date with OS X Version 10.9. I had recently switched from a 500GB to a 3TB Drive, both are Seagate. I have never had this issue prior to the switch.
Has anyone else experienced this issue?
I verified/repaired in the Utility Disk and a message popped up indicating the GoFlex looks "OK".

No, I am not on the USB3 interface. I contacted Seagate and they indicated that there is no known issue with OS X 10.9. In my case, they are willing to send me a new Drive, since I just received the GoFlex on 12/06. Will post an update when I install the new one. Hopefully this will solve my issue.
I suggest you contact Seagate, if you haven't already, directly. The representatives are very helpful. Good luck.

Why do I get disc not ejected properly error message

Why do I keep getting disc not ejected properly error message since updating my operating system to 10.8.2?

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Disc not ejected properly message...

Can anyone help, since updating OSX from Lion to Maverick on my MacBook now i cant open files on my CF card thats connected via a USB 3.0 Kingston Card Reader. Wether i try to open in Adobe Camera Raw, Canon DPP or just Finder i get the same result where i get a message saying 'Disc not ejected properly'. It then ejects and remounts the card continuously! My SD slot in the Macbook works fine for the record. Ive googled this issue and it seems others have previously had this issue when upgrading to earlier OSX versions. However there are no fixes as far as i can see.
I cant even upgrade the Card Readers firmware as it is a Windows download only! Im now wondering if i will have other problems with USB devices such as my Wacom Tablet.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Phil

I have the same problem with my retina pro 15. Since a downloaded Maverick Os X 10.9 I can't read my photos with the CF reader. The sistem shows the mesage Disc Not Ejected Properly.
I'm very concern about this because I can't work my photos.

Time Machine backups cause error message "Disk No Ejected Properly"

I have a 2011 iMac using OS X version 10.9.4. I have had to change the external hard drive used with my Time Machine to get more storage. Every time the Time Machine backs up (every hour), I get the message "Disk Not Ejected Properly" Eject "FreeAgent GoFlex Drive" before disconnecting or turning it.
I am concerned about any damage that is happening because of this message. I researched this on this forum and other users had a similar problem. I tried 2 of the easier solutions: 1) make sure none of the boxes are checked in System Energy Saver (ie. put hard disks to sleep when possible, etc.) and 2) buy and connect a USB hub that has it's own power supply to keep the external hard drive powered constantly. Neither of these solutions has worked for me. I still get the message. So I have two questions. First, is damage being done to my computer because it "thinks" that I did not properly eject the disc. And, second, is there anything else I can do to stop this message besides not using the freeagent disc?

I had the same problem. it turned out to be a cable issue. Contact seagate for replacement cable.
http://www.seagate.com/support-all/

USB and SD card both ejected when ejecting only one, message shows one disc not ejected properly

I have a late 2012 iMac running OSX Mavericks. I had a USB memory stick (32gb Sandisk USB3.0) and a Sandisk 32gb Extreme SD mounted at the same time. When I ejected the USB stick both disappeared from finder and a notification showed saying that the SD card was not ejected properly. I'm sure this issue present prior to Mavericks - can anyone shed any light on the cause and what to do to prevent data corruption? Many thanks.

EDIT:
The machine went to the Genius Bar. The Genius replicated the issue, and recommended a left-side IO board replacement. That procedure was performed, and at first appeared to address the issue. SD cards inserted in the store ejected and re-mounted successfully.
The issue has re-emerged, however, so it was clearly not a hardware (only) problem. When I mount the SD card named "Small Test" in the machine after a restart, the machine sees the card and shows the following messages in Console:
18.1.15 17:55:39.000 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Small Test on device disk4s1
18.1.15 17:55:39.702 mds[34]: (Volume.Normal:2464) volume:0x7fbe16032a00 ********** Bootstrapped Creating a default store:0 SpotLoc:(null) SpotVerLoc:/Volumes/Small Test/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1 occlude:0 /Volumes/Small Test
That indicated to me that Spotlight was indexing the SD card. I added the card to Spotlight's privacy settings, and the next time I mounted it I got this message in Console:
18.1.15 17:55:52.000 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Small Test on device disk4s1
18.1.15 17:58:30.000 kernel[0]: hfs: unmount initiated on Small Test on device disk4s1
So that's good. That's what is supposed to happen.
But after a period of time (a short period) after the SD card ejected, when put back into the slot it did not mount. Same behavior as before. This indicates to me that it's NOT a Spotlight problem but rather something else, something that is time-dependent. But I don't know what process that is. Time Machine, perhaps? I added the SD card to Time Machine exclusions as well, but to no avail. Plus, I'd have to do this for EACH SD card I insert, which seems ridiculous.
Clearly something is going on between the OS, the SD hardware, and the SD card. But I'm flummoxed as to what it is.

Disc Not Ejected Properly keeps popping up every 5 mins or so

How do I stop this from happening all the time???

Hi Eric,
Your a legend!!!! This seen to have fixed the problem. The only thing is do I have to leave the "config file" on the desktop?
Robster50Jan 25, 2014 12:05 AM Re: Disk not ejected properly
Re: Disk not ejected properlyin response to iPhabio | This solved my question
Hi All
I am not sure if the fix I am about to relay will work for everyone here BUT it has certainly worked for me!
I have a new MBPr which I migrated from my old MBPr and immeadiatly started to get the problems described in this forum.
I have investigaed most of the solutions suggested here and elsewhere without any success, I did install Jettison but while this masked the problem it actually stopped most of my backups working!
So I called Apple support and pushed it very hard until I had a Teir 2 person on the line and she was incredibly helpful, supportive and instisted she woudl ge the problem fixed and she delivered.
She pinned the problem down to the migration from the older machine/prefs corruption.
I will try and record here exactly what we did.
Instructions
1. Pull out your ethernet cable and disable WiFi and any other network connectivity you have.
2. Open Finder, go to your computer and then select you Macintosh HD (or whatever you have renamed it).
3. Go to Macintosh HD - Library - Preferences
4. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the list and you ewill see a folder called SystemConfiguration
5. Pull this folder onto the desktop.
6. Go to System Preferences - Sharing and change the name of your computer, even just a litlle bit.
7. Reboot
8. Re-enable Wifi and Ethernet
9. If you have installed Jettison, remove it and remove it from your start up items.
You shoudl be good to go.
My machine was constantly ejecting my USB drive, even if left for onnly 10-15 minutes, since doing this I have not had one single ejection and I am into 48 plus hours of run time.
If you like what Jettison does but don't want to eject the disks everytime your computer sleeps and it will!, then try UnDock from the Mac App store.
Very similar functionality BUT it is a manual process.
In my case if I am going to be going out I will simply use the key combo I hae seletced Ctrl-Alt-Command plus U and all my external devices undock.
I really hope this helps one or more you you guys.
Robin

Logic pro 9 keeps crashing. I get a "disc not ejected properly" message among other error messages. I can't even force quit. It makes me do the hard shutdown. Any ideas? Same problem with both external hard drives

Getting lots of crazy error messages pertaining to the external hard drives. This problem is bad. Usually can't run the software very long at all before it crashes. Logic version 9.1.8 running on OS 10.7.5 on a Macbook Pro

Such an error is being reported by OS X (nothing to do with Logic) and indicates that your Mac and your external drives are losing connection for some reason... There are some external drives that will incorrectly 'go to sleep' without reporting it to OS X which then thinks the drives have been unplugged without ejecting, hence the msg.
Also, you could have a flaky physical connection somewhere.. so check ports and cables....
So... to troubleshoot.. try the following...
Save and place a small text file on each of the drives.. Open both text files in textedit.. and keep them open (You can minimize textedit ) Now, see if you still get that problem.. when the files are kept open.
If you do not get this problem.. then the likelohood is it will be the HDs 'going to sleep' without proper reporting to OS X.. so check for a firmware update from the HD's manufacturer.. that will stop this from happening.
If they still disconnect, its more likely it is a physical ports and cable issue.

ERROR - Disk was not ejected properly...

I am getting this error code more and more recently.
I can't even back up my iMac with my external HD.
HELP!?!

Run Repair Disk Permissions in Disk Utility. I'm not sure if you're familiar with Disk Utility, if not you can find it in Applications-Utilities-Disk Utility.
When it's open select your internal HD on the left, click the First Aid tab and then run Repair Disk Permissions. Also make sure the external HD is connected correctly, make sure a cable hasn't been damaged or come loose.
If that doesn't fix it then try to reset the SMC and if the SMC doesn't fix it try resetting the PRAM. Here are instructions for resetting the SMC and PRAM.
_SMC RESET_
• Shut down the computer.
• Unplug the computer's power cord and all peripherals.
• Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
• Release the power button.
• Attach the computers power cable.
• Press the power button to turn on the computer.
_PRAM RESET_
• Shut down the computer.
• Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
• Turn on the computer.
• Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
• Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
• Release the keys.
Roger

Device not ejected properly error message on all external storage devices: SD, Ext HD, iPod, IPhone, etc.

All external storage devices (USB HD, iPod, iPhone, SD card reader, etc) are not staying connected. Connection runs for 10-15 sec and the error message "card not ejected properly" appears. Have reformatted cards, performed a OSx install disk permissions and disk repair, re-installed and updated OSx, and PRAM reset. After the OSx reinstall I had no problems for about 2 days then my iPod shuffle sync triggered the error message. I follow good practice in ejecting disks from the Finder window or iTunes.

thought i had it licked after taking to the local service center. they checked out the hardware and felt there was no problem getting power to the USB and SD ports, eg the suspected cause of the eject. they thought it might be a buried permissions problem in some dl'ed software that the repair utility would not find/fix. sooo...i wiped the disk and reinstalled everything from scratch. worked for about a month and now its showing up again. just kicked off my shuffle. the sd reader self ejects after about 10 seconds. dunno where to go from here.

My iMac is disconnecting all my media hard drives and giving "Disk Not Ejected Properly" message since updating to OSX 10.9

Ever since I updated to OSX version 10.9 on my iMac, it is disconnecting all of my media hard drives and giving me the message: "Disk Not Ejected Properly." My hard drives are connected to my iMac through a Nitro Professional 8-port Firewire 800 hub/repeater, and a Firewire 800 cable from the Nitro hub connects to the back of my iMac. This configuration has been working fine for over a year. Suddenly, and immediately after performing the update about a week ago, the drives won't stay connected for more than a few seconds before the iMac disconnects from my drives. I've tried restarting and reconnecting many times and the same thing keeps happening.
I have a new MacBook Pro (one month old) that I've been using temporarily to work with my photos and video on these drives as the drives are able to stay connected to this computer—I put a Thunderbolt adapter onto the Firewire 800 cable to connect to it. Luckily I had not yet updated it to the new operating system and I am afraid to do that. I've had the persistent message that Updates are available for my computer on my MacBook but I will not perform any updates for fear that I will lose access to my media drives. I am a professional photographer, so it's pretty disasterous if I can't access my drives. Please advise me what to do to keep my hard discs connected to my iMac and what to do to keep this from happening with my MacBook.
Thanks in advance for your knowledge and assistance!

Hello Roma2001,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with your FireWire hub.
I recommend following the steps in the section titled "Top troubleshooting tips" in the following article:
USB and FireWire Quick Assist
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1151
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

"Disk not ejected properly" message after Maverick update

Hi there,
After uprgrading to Maverick OS, i keep getting the message "Disk Not Ejected Properly" after booting my iMac. If i close the message, ejects the external disk, which dissapeears from Finder. After few seconds message pops-up again, with my disk appearing in Finder but unable to access it.
Nothing seems to solve it. Restart, shut down, change of USB port ...
This only happened after first time of booting Maverick update ...
Any idea what i should do ? Is this a bug ?
Regards,
Simion

This is happening to me but not after reboot it just happens randomly for no reason. I have tried repairing permissions nothing showed regarding usb, verified the HD came back ok, verified the external having the issues no problems found.
Mine is a 2TB seagate desktop external usb2 connection and powered.
This for me doesn't happen under either 10.8.5 or 10.7.5 which I have on two other external HD's for testing purposes.
It only started since installing Mavericks via clean install
It can happen for me after boot up and after the desktop has been showing for any amount of time and then it just happens again and again out of the blue without any warning of any kind.
Hopefully a fix comes along soon as it is quite annoying

Finder hangs, internal HDD "not ejected properly"

My finder hangs and then it says "disc not ejected properly", which I'm pretty sure is referring to the internal HDD (in a 1TB Fusion). I know this because in iStats the HDD drops off the monitor.
Already had the HDD replaced once per Applecare when it failed their diagnostic test, but the issue came right back, and a clean install didn't work for long. Then, Apple "repaired" it because this HDD passed their test, 2 clean installs later and I still have same issue. Safe mode, PRAM/SMC reset, nothing has worked.
Anyone seen this or know what to do?

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, or by corruption of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled on some models, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain iMacs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

Disk was not ejected properly FIREWIRE 800 daisy chain

Hi.
I need HELP!!!
I have an Imac 27in with firewire800 and USB2.
I have 3 GDrive HDD (self-powered) plugged in a daisy chain (Firewire800). The first one (1TB) in the computer, and the two others (2X 2TB), mounted in RAID 1 (mirror), plugged in series in the first one.
3 disks ON.
Then at some point, erratically, the message DISK NOT EJECTED PROPERLY... MAY DAMMAGE... appears and the RAID DIsks go offline. If I open Disk Utility I can see that the RAID is FAILED. One time it corrupt one of the disk and I was unable to rebuild the RAID from disk utility. I even thought that one of the disk was the problem and bought a new one! Same problem happened. I had to retrieve my data with DISK WARRIOR.
So new disk, same way to connect them, new cables and the same problem happen.
It seem that at least one time, it happened when one of the disk (maybe the first one on the chain, the one not mounted into RAID) went out of idling or went to idle.
Sometime if i do shut down the Imac and all the disk and reopen all, and the disks data is ok. Sometimes I have to do a rebuild on the RAID 1, one of the disk being corrupted. wich is a very long procedure.
I read a lot of threads about that, didn't found any good answers about the problem.
It is a BIG problem, my raid 1 disks are scratch disks for video editing with valuable data on them!!!
Would a Firewire HUB could be the solution?
Is there a known problem about daisy chain with firewire800?
Does it have something to do with the fact that my second and third disks in the chain are mounted as raid 1?
PLEASE I AM DESEPERATED ABOUT THAT and I spent a lot of money for new disks and DiskWarrior for nothing!!!!
Thanks
Richard

Mns579 thank you for trying to help...
I did tonite some tests with two disks (no RAID) on a daisy chain. Ejecting one or the other in different order without shutting their power off... And no problem occured. The only time I had this alert about having ejected not properly a disk is when I shutted down the power from the first disk in the chain. Then the message popped up for the second disk still on.
But so far, no problem like the ones I had. So now it seems that there is some kind of problem with the RAID 1 setup.
In fact, when i do eject the RAID, the two disks seems to stop spinning or at least reduce normally their speed BUT they don't park their heads! Like if the processus is not complete.
Still trying to figure out what is the problem! RAID 1 was for me a very nice option to duplicate easily my video scratch disk and my photos backup bank.
Richard

I keep receiving this message "the disc was not ejected properly. if possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off"

i keep receiving this message "the disc was not ejected properly. if possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off"

I had this problem too, where it seemed I couldn't go eight hours without the Duo drives dropping and getting the "disc was not ejected properly" error message.
I tried the following and so far it seems to have fixed the problem:
In System Preferences > EnergySaver, make sure the setting “Put hard disks to sleep when possible" is unchecked.
I did this only on the Power Adaptor tab, but you might want to uncheck the setting on the Battery tab as well to be safe. (In my case, the Duo drives are unlikely to be attached when I’m running on battery, so I left the setting checked for the Battery tab so that the system can still power down the internal drive.)
Since I made the above change ten days ago, the Duo disks have not dropped, even when I left the system on with the Duo disks connected for a couple of days.
FYI I have the Duo set up with two RAID 1 sets spanning the two drives. I'm using Mavericks 10.9.4.

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