Well, how weird is this.  I connected the disk, and to follow Brad’s advice, 
emptied the trash—there was nothing there.  It started a backup, which I told 
it to skip.  Pressed CMD-E, VO said Eject, and out came the disk.  I have no 
clue.  I’ve been seeing the behavior of this command not working ever since I 
upgraded to Monterrey, so I have absolutely no explanation for any of this. lol
Cheers,
Donna


> On Oct 14, 2022, at 10:03 AM, Bradford Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote:
> 
> This is strange, indeed.
> Not sure what could  be the issue.
> I assume this disk’s icon is located on your Desktop.
> Make sure any files or folders on the disk are closed.  Make sure you empty 
> the Trash before attempting to eject the disk.
> Make sure focus is on the disk icon on the desktop, or use CMD + Shift + C, 
> to open the Computer folder, where you can select the disk and then use CMD + 
> E, to initiate the Eject command.
> If all else fails, you can shut down your Mac, and remove the disk, and then 
> restart your Mac.
> 
> HTH.
> 
> - Brad -
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 14, 2022, at 08:49, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> 
> I don’t know what to say.  I cannot eject my backup disk with CMD-E.
> Cheers,
> Donna
> 
> 
>> On Oct 14, 2022, at 8:07 AM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote:
>> 
>> CMD + E, will eject an external drive.
>> This command works in macOS Monterey,  and every other version of the Mac 
>> operating system I have ever used.
>> 
>> - Brad -
>> 
>> On Oct 14, 2022, at 06:41, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Janet
>> 
>> It is a backup drive, and that is what I have been doing.  I was just hoping 
>> there was a single key-press option for performing this function, as there 
>> was prior to Monterrey.
>> 
>> Thanks to all who responded.
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>> 
>>> On Oct 13, 2022, at 8:42 PM, Janet Ingber <janet.ing...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Donna,
>>> Is the item you want to eject a backup drive? If so, go to Finder and 
>>> VO-Left and Right Arrow until you hear the name of your drive. Then do 
>>> Shift-VO-M and arrow down to eject. It may take a minute or two before the 
>>> drive is ready to be ejected.
>>> 
>>> Hope this helps.
>>> 
>>> Janet
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 13, 2022, at 9:36 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> I notice that in Monterrey CMD-E no longer works to eject an external disk 
>>>> drive.  Anyone know if there’s a new command?  I tried CMD-Option-E but 
>>>> that didn’t do it.
>>>> TIA,
>>>> Donna
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