Hit the comments below and let us know which one did the trick for you. In the 3-4 cases I’ve seen this happen, it was simply mounting. Telling the Finder to eject a volume however, and then the Finder says it can’t because is is in use by the Finder is downright odd. We hope one of these two solutions worked for you. Yes, an eject event is usually (but not always) enough to get Spotlight to stop the mds process that’s accessing the volume about to be ejected. Then restart your MacBook and check the results. If the issue persists, unmount and delete the redundant partition. If Time Machine can’t complete the backup because two of the disks have the same name, rename the second disk. If the partition is clickable, and the Unmount option is available, then this is the volume you can remove. This indicates the partition you selected is the active volume. ⇒ Quick Note: Keep in mind that the Unmount option may sometimes be greyed out and not clickable. Then delete that partition and restart your computer.That’s the disk with the most space used. Note: Don’t delete the disk that has all the user data and applications.Usually, it’s the second instance of HD Data. Launch Disk Utility and locate the redundant partition.If renaming the second disk didn’t solve the problem, unmount the problematic partition. Unmount and Delete the Problematic Partition
#Volume could not be unmounted mac
When your Mac restarts, launch Disk Utility and try whatever you. Quit System Preferences and restart your Mac. Click the padlock and type in your admin username and password. Click on the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.
#Volume could not be unmounted install
Try to back up your data anyway and check the results. Plug in a disk with a bootable install of macOS on it. Use whatever name you want, or simply add “2” at the end of the disk, it really doesn’t matter.īy the way, if the second disk automatically gets renamed as well, don’t mind it. Simply rename the main disk (with most space used) and check if the issue is gone. If you’re lucky, this quick solution is all you need to fix the problem. Two of the Disks to Back up Have the Same Name on macOS Rename the Main Disk Unmount and Delete the Problematic Partition -Sold only with volume licenses Designed for very large organizations -Repair installation Fixes problems with the Windows OS Does not modify user files Unmount a drive-Use the 'First Aid' function if having disk problems Similar to Windows Check Disk.Two of the Disks to Back up Have the Same Name on macOS.