External drives · Ejecting and reconnecting
How do I safely eject my fast drive?
Short answer: Click Eject fast drive in the popover (or right-click the menu bar icon → Eject) and confirm. Storage Studio pauses its work, asks apps using the drive to quit, ejects it and tells you when it's safe to unplug.
Use Storage Studio's eject rather than dragging the drive to the Trash. Click Eject fast drive in the popover (or right-click the menu bar icon and choose Eject "[drive name]"), then confirm.
Storage Studio then:
- Pauses automatic actions.
- Asks apps known to use the drive to quit — such as Xcode, Simulator, Android Studio, Docker, OrbStack and JetBrains IDEs.
- Waits a few seconds for them to let go of their files.
- Ejects the drive and notifies you: "fast drive ejected — safe to disconnect."
Storage Studio stays running, paused, and detects the drive when you plug it back in.