Hi, me again.
Everything is copied (I gained back almost 8 GB of disk space), but this thing is still thinking or something. Whenever I try to eject it, it says it's in use. Now what? How can it be in use????
We can come by between classes. Usually I use that time to copy over my class notes with a system of different colored pens. But it's been pointed out to me that that's, you know...insane.
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Cybervixen - Oct 06, 2006 6:01:29 pm PDT #9162 of 10003
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Cybervixen - Oct 06, 2006 6:19:53 pm PDT #9163 of 10003
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Fuckity fuckity fuckity. Need to go to bed now. Need to unplug this stupid EHD so that cat doesn't knock it over during the night. Why won't it let me disconnect????????? NOTHING is running (except Safari, obviously, and Dashboard apps). Is it just reorganizing itself or something?
DXMachina - Oct 06, 2006 6:25:35 pm PDT #9164 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Do you need to eject it? Can you just turn the computer off, and then do the disconnecting?
Cybervixen - Oct 06, 2006 6:28:25 pm PDT #9165 of 10003
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Pretty sure it has to be ejected. With every other USB connected peripheral I own, I have to eject it - it isn't safe to disconnect it until it's icon is gone from the desktop.
I'd just yank it out and go to sleep, but it took HOURS to copy everything over and I don't want to screw up the stuff I saved, particularly since I already trashed it from my computer's hard drive...
DXMachina - Oct 06, 2006 6:32:25 pm PDT #9166 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
How about restarting the computer, and then trying to eject it?
DCJensen - Oct 06, 2006 6:38:24 pm PDT #9167 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
How about restarting the computer, and then trying to eject it?
Right. What DX said.
Then defrag your hard drive overnight.
Cybervixen - Oct 06, 2006 6:39:58 pm PDT #9168 of 10003
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DCJ, how do I do that? I've done that before, I think, but not on this computer... Its an iBook g4, BTW
Cybervixen - Oct 06, 2006 6:47:07 pm PDT #9169 of 10003
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Ok, restarting worked. To my credit, I DID think of that, but I was afraid that would mess up the EHD just like disconnecting it without ejecting would... But since you both said I should, I did, and it ejected fine after restart. Now, how do I do that defrag thing??
DCJensen - Oct 06, 2006 6:59:51 pm PDT #9170 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Hmm, Apple says it doesn't really need it so much any more... [link]
..so they tend to go for 3rd party solutions, I guess.
Cybervixen - Oct 06, 2006 7:13:42 pm PDT #9171 of 10003
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Ok, yeah, that makes sense, because I don't think I've done that defragmenting thing since my very first Mac, back in 1995 or so... When you mentioned it, I was thinking, "Oh crap! I probably should have been doing that all along!" I'm relieved to hear it isn't really necessary. I'm running OSX 10.4.8, so I think I'm good. I'm just going to shut down, hopefully when I start up tomorrow, my computer will be performing like a rock star, what with that gazillion trillion GB of memory I added and the approx. 8MB free disk space I have now! I'm hoping that these relatively low cost "upgrades" will keep me happy, cause I won't be able to buy that Intel Mac I'm coveting until AFTER my wedding next summer...
Thanks for the help guys. I didn't even know this thread existed until today - I came here planning to whine in Natter until someone took pity on me. It's so nice to have this thread here, filled with Buffista Techno Geeks (I hope you understand that is NOT derogatory, in my mind your right up there with Superman...) that I trust not to lead me askew. I am sure I'll be back. I don't have lots of time to chat these days, but I've always got some sort of computer issue or I'm looking for someone to geek out with after learning about some new must have gadget. I'm a budding computer geek - I ask stupid questions, but I usually remember things once I learn them. And looking at the specs for some great new piece of equipment (such as the aforementioned Intel Mac) makes me salivate, and that's one of the primary requirements to geekdom, right?
Shutting up now. Night.