We’re going to create a workflow that will operate as an application, so choose “Application” from the document type dialog.įor those unfamiliar with Automator, the utility provides an easy way to automate tasks in OS X. Then open Automator from your Mac’s Applications folder. To get started, make sure the target drive is powered on and mounted. Here’s how to automatically eject a disk in OS X with Automator ( Note: while this tutorial deals with an external FireWire drive, the steps will work with drives attached via any external interface, along with internal drives in Mac Pros or other Macs with multiple internal drives). Instead of physically disconnecting the drive or manually ejecting it from Finder, a small Automator workflow can do the job for us. We only use it once per week to perform a clone operation and, to protect the drive from inadvertent changes while we use our Mac, we don’t want it to mount when it’s not needed. In our case, we have a backup drive that holds an exact clone of our system drive. Depending on the purpose of each drive, however, not all users want to have every drive mounted. The popularity of FireWire, Thunderbolt, and USB devices mean that most Mac owners have at least one external hard drive connected to their computer. Automatically Eject Drives at Boot in Mac OS X with Automator

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