Disk Unmounting Solutions

Users of BeOS must mount drives they want to use, and unmount them when they don't want them around anymore. It's an easy thing to do via a simple right-click on the desktop wallpaper, but there can be a catch.

If one of the following things are true, you will be unable to unmount a drive.

1. You have a "Find" query open that includes a search of the drive you want to unmount
2. You are running MDR (the Mail Daemon Replacement) for your e-mail.

The solution is straightforward enough.

1. Right-click on "Tracker" in your BeOS deskbar and choose "Close All"
2. Right-click on the mailbox icon in your deskbar and choose "Quit." Later when you create a new e-mail message, you can tell MDR to relaunch itself...or you can do so by clicking the BeOS start button and choosing E-Mail from Preferences and restarting the mail daemon.

You should now be able to unmount the drive with no problem.

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