Re: Attached USB devices not shown in Finder

[Graham Rabe]

Hello Ronni, 

Once again you have identified the cause of the problem - with the solution 
attached. 

Yet again - thank you very much.

Cheers,

Graham 


> On 3 Jan 2018, at 8:02 pm, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hello again Graham before I sign off for the day.
> 
> If you still experience problems… it could be a sleep issue.
> There are a number of reasons why your Mac won’t recognise a drive. 
> If you have a drive already mounted and your system goes to sleep, it also 
> powers down ports, including USB ports. 
> When you wake your Mac up, for whatever reason, your external drive does not 
> wake up.
> 
> Sometimes relaunching the Finder might help.
> To Relaunch Finder: Hold ‘Option’ Key on Finder icon in Dock select 
> ‘Relaunch’. 
> 
> With my USB Thumb drives I prefer to always eject them safely after I’ve 
> finished using them because not doing so risks damage to the data on the 
> thumb drive.
> 
> It’s a good idea to get in the habit of removing your media drives safely. It 
> doesn’t always happen, but if you fail to remove your drives properly while 
> they’re busy doing something, you might just mess something up on the drive 
> itself.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 5:42 pm, Graham Rabe > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Ronni,
>> 
>> Thanks for your help.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Graham 
>> 
>>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 5:12 pm, Ronda Brown >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Graham,
>>> 
>>> In Finder Preferences > General - New Finder windows show: graham (or 
>>> whatever your home user account name is).
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:51 pm, Graham Rabe >> > wrote:
>>> 
 Hello Ronni,
 
 Yes - all those are there - but the problem is that sometimes when some 
 USB devices are actually connected, they are not shown under Devices in 
 the Finder sidebar nor are any of those items ever on the Desktop - never 
 have been. 
 
 In Finder Preferences > General, there is another item below that headed 
 “New Finder windows show” and then I can choose one from the following:  
 My home name, Desktop, Documents and iCloud Drive. Set as a default there 
 is “Documents”. What should I have in there?
 
 If the problem persists I will in future try using the Disk Utility method.
 
 Thanks for your help Ronni.
 
 Cheers,
 
 Graham 
 
> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:41 pm, Ronda Brown  > wrote:
> 
> Hello Graham,
> 
> I hope 2018 is a very good year for you also.
> 
> Check in Finder Preferences > General  - ‘show these items on the desktop’
> Are all selected there? Hard disks, External disks, CDs, DVDs, and iPods, 
> Connected servers?
> Then the USB devices will show in both Finder sidebar & on the Desktop 
> and can be ejected correctly by either.
>  
> Also you can eject a USB external in Disk Utility.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:06 pm, Graham Rabe  > wrote:
> 
>> Hello Ronni,
>> 
>> Firstly - all the best to you for 2018.
>> 
>> In Finder Preferences all boxes are ticked except the iMac itself but 
>> there is no “Desktop” under Devices. Desktop appears under Favorites. 
>> 
>> None of the Devices shown in Sidebar are ever on the Desktop so I can’t 
>> use the Desktop method (Command-E)
>> 
>> So the bottom line is that unless the device is shown under “Devices” in 
>> the Sidebar, I have no way of safely ejecting the device (assuming it is 
>> not there but is plugged into the USB port) if I need to to use the USB 
>> port for some other device. 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Graham 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 3:40 pm, Ronda Brown >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Graham,
>>> 
>>> In Finder Preferences > Sidebar - ‘show these items in the sidebar’.
>>> Do you have Desktop selected as well as ‘Devices’?
>>> 
>>> You must always eject a USB device correctly either by clicking the 
>>> eject ‘icon’ ⏏️ beside the Item under Devices - or by selecting 
>>> (highlight) the USB icon on the Desktop and go to File > Eject  ( or 
>>> Command-E keys) to eject the USB from the Desktop. 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 2:53 pm, Graham Rabe >> > wrote:
>>> 
 When I attach a USB thumb drive or WD hard drive or Garmin device to 
 

Re: Attached USB devices not shown in Finder

[Ronni Brown]

Hello again Graham before I sign off for the day.

If you still experience problems… it could be a sleep issue.
There are a number of reasons why your Mac won’t recognise a drive. 
If you have a drive already mounted and your system goes to sleep, it also 
powers down ports, including USB ports. 
When you wake your Mac up, for whatever reason, your external drive does not 
wake up.

Sometimes relaunching the Finder might help.
To Relaunch Finder: Hold ‘Option’ Key on Finder icon in Dock select ‘Relaunch’. 

With my USB Thumb drives I prefer to always eject them safely after I’ve 
finished using them because not doing so risks damage to the data on the thumb 
drive.

It’s a good idea to get in the habit of removing your media drives safely. It 
doesn’t always happen, but if you fail to remove your drives properly while 
they’re busy doing something, you might just mess something up on the drive 
itself.

Cheers,
Ronni

> On 3 Jan 2018, at 5:42 pm, Graham Rabe  wrote:
> 
> Hello Ronni,
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Graham 
> 
>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 5:12 pm, Ronda Brown > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Graham,
>> 
>> In Finder Preferences > General - New Finder windows show: graham (or 
>> whatever your home user account name is).
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:51 pm, Graham Rabe > > wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello Ronni,
>>> 
>>> Yes - all those are there - but the problem is that sometimes when some USB 
>>> devices are actually connected, they are not shown under Devices in the 
>>> Finder sidebar nor are any of those items ever on the Desktop - never have 
>>> been. 
>>> 
>>> In Finder Preferences > General, there is another item below that headed 
>>> “New Finder windows show” and then I can choose one from the following:  My 
>>> home name, Desktop, Documents and iCloud Drive. Set as a default there is 
>>> “Documents”. What should I have in there?
>>> 
>>> If the problem persists I will in future try using the Disk Utility method.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your help Ronni.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Graham 
>>> 
 On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:41 pm, Ronda Brown > wrote:
 
 Hello Graham,
 
 I hope 2018 is a very good year for you also.
 
 Check in Finder Preferences > General  - ‘show these items on the desktop’
 Are all selected there? Hard disks, External disks, CDs, DVDs, and iPods, 
 Connected servers?
 Then the USB devices will show in both Finder sidebar & on the Desktop and 
 can be ejected correctly by either.
  
 Also you can eject a USB external in Disk Utility.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
 
 
 On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:06 pm, Graham Rabe > wrote:
 
> Hello Ronni,
> 
> Firstly - all the best to you for 2018.
> 
> In Finder Preferences all boxes are ticked except the iMac itself but 
> there is no “Desktop” under Devices. Desktop appears under Favorites. 
> 
> None of the Devices shown in Sidebar are ever on the Desktop so I can’t 
> use the Desktop method (Command-E)
> 
> So the bottom line is that unless the device is shown under “Devices” in 
> the Sidebar, I have no way of safely ejecting the device (assuming it is 
> not there but is plugged into the USB port) if I need to to use the USB 
> port for some other device. 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Graham 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 3:40 pm, Ronda Brown > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Graham,
>> 
>> In Finder Preferences > Sidebar - ‘show these items in the sidebar’.
>> Do you have Desktop selected as well as ‘Devices’?
>> 
>> You must always eject a USB device correctly either by clicking the 
>> eject ‘icon’ ⏏️ beside the Item under Devices - or by selecting 
>> (highlight) the USB icon on the Desktop and go to File > Eject  ( or 
>> Command-E keys) to eject the USB from the Desktop. 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 2:53 pm, Graham Rabe > > wrote:
>> 
>>> When I attach a USB thumb drive or WD hard drive or Garmin device to my 
>>> iMac they show up in the usual place in Finder - under “Devices”.
>>> 
>>> But lately when I go to remove the device in Finder after a day or two, 
>>> the device is no longer shown there. When I detach the device from the 
>>> USB port, I get the message that I have not ejected the device 
>>> properly. 
>>> 
>>> But it is nowhere to be seen in Finder when trying to eject it properly.

Re: Attached USB devices not shown in Finder

[Graham Rabe]

Hello Ronni,

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Graham 

> On 3 Jan 2018, at 5:12 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hello Graham,
> 
> In Finder Preferences > General - New Finder windows show: graham (or 
> whatever your home user account name is).
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:51 pm, Graham Rabe  > wrote:
> 
>> Hello Ronni,
>> 
>> Yes - all those are there - but the problem is that sometimes when some USB 
>> devices are actually connected, they are not shown under Devices in the 
>> Finder sidebar nor are any of those items ever on the Desktop - never have 
>> been. 
>> 
>> In Finder Preferences > General, there is another item below that headed 
>> “New Finder windows show” and then I can choose one from the following:  My 
>> home name, Desktop, Documents and iCloud Drive. Set as a default there is 
>> “Documents”. What should I have in there?
>> 
>> If the problem persists I will in future try using the Disk Utility method.
>> 
>> Thanks for your help Ronni.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Graham 
>> 
>>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:41 pm, Ronda Brown >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Graham,
>>> 
>>> I hope 2018 is a very good year for you also.
>>> 
>>> Check in Finder Preferences > General  - ‘show these items on the desktop’
>>> Are all selected there? Hard disks, External disks, CDs, DVDs, and iPods, 
>>> Connected servers?
>>> Then the USB devices will show in both Finder sidebar & on the Desktop and 
>>> can be ejected correctly by either.
>>>  
>>> Also you can eject a USB external in Disk Utility.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:06 pm, Graham Rabe >> > wrote:
>>> 
 Hello Ronni,
 
 Firstly - all the best to you for 2018.
 
 In Finder Preferences all boxes are ticked except the iMac itself but 
 there is no “Desktop” under Devices. Desktop appears under Favorites. 
 
 None of the Devices shown in Sidebar are ever on the Desktop so I can’t 
 use the Desktop method (Command-E)
 
 So the bottom line is that unless the device is shown under “Devices” in 
 the Sidebar, I have no way of safely ejecting the device (assuming it is 
 not there but is plugged into the USB port) if I need to to use the USB 
 port for some other device. 
 
 Cheers,
 
 Graham 
 
 
 
 
 
> On 3 Jan 2018, at 3:40 pm, Ronda Brown  > wrote:
> 
> Hello Graham,
> 
> In Finder Preferences > Sidebar - ‘show these items in the sidebar’.
> Do you have Desktop selected as well as ‘Devices’?
> 
> You must always eject a USB device correctly either by clicking the eject 
> ‘icon’ ⏏️ beside the Item under Devices - or by selecting (highlight) the 
> USB icon on the Desktop and go to File > Eject  ( or Command-E keys) to 
> eject the USB from the Desktop. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
> On 3 Jan 2018, at 2:53 pm, Graham Rabe  > wrote:
> 
>> When I attach a USB thumb drive or WD hard drive or Garmin device to my 
>> iMac they show up in the usual place in Finder - under “Devices”.
>> 
>> But lately when I go to remove the device in Finder after a day or two, 
>> the device is no longer shown there. When I detach the device from the 
>> USB port, I get the message that I have not ejected the device properly. 
>> 
>> But it is nowhere to be seen in Finder when trying to eject it properly.
>> 
>> Any ideas about what may be causing the problem and how to resolve it?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Graham 
>> 
>> iMac late 2012
>> macOS High Sierra 10.13.2
>> 
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Re: Attached USB devices not shown in Finder

[Ronda Brown]

Hello Graham,

In Finder Preferences > General - New Finder windows show: graham (or whatever 
your home user account name is).

Cheers,
Ronni

 Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 


> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:51 pm, Graham Rabe  wrote:
> 
> Hello Ronni,
> 
> Yes - all those are there - but the problem is that sometimes when some USB 
> devices are actually connected, they are not shown under Devices in the 
> Finder sidebar nor are any of those items ever on the Desktop - never have 
> been. 
> 
> In Finder Preferences > General, there is another item below that headed “New 
> Finder windows show” and then I can choose one from the following:  My home 
> name, Desktop, Documents and iCloud Drive. Set as a default there is 
> “Documents”. What should I have in there?
> 
> If the problem persists I will in future try using the Disk Utility method.
> 
> Thanks for your help Ronni.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Graham 
> 
>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:41 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Graham,
>> 
>> I hope 2018 is a very good year for you also.
>> 
>> Check in Finder Preferences > General  - ‘show these items on the desktop’
>> Are all selected there? Hard disks, External disks, CDs, DVDs, and iPods, 
>> Connected servers?
>> Then the USB devices will show in both Finder sidebar & on the Desktop and 
>> can be ejected correctly by either.
>>  
>> Also you can eject a USB external in Disk Utility.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:06 pm, Graham Rabe  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Ronni,
>>> 
>>> Firstly - all the best to you for 2018.
>>> 
>>> In Finder Preferences all boxes are ticked except the iMac itself but there 
>>> is no “Desktop” under Devices. Desktop appears under Favorites. 
>>> 
>>> None of the Devices shown in Sidebar are ever on the Desktop so I can’t use 
>>> the Desktop method (Command-E)
>>> 
>>> So the bottom line is that unless the device is shown under “Devices” in 
>>> the Sidebar, I have no way of safely ejecting the device (assuming it is 
>>> not there but is plugged into the USB port) if I need to to use the USB 
>>> port for some other device. 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Graham 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On 3 Jan 2018, at 3:40 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
 
 Hello Graham,
 
 In Finder Preferences > Sidebar - ‘show these items in the sidebar’.
 Do you have Desktop selected as well as ‘Devices’?
 
 You must always eject a USB device correctly either by clicking the eject 
 ‘icon’ ⏏️ beside the Item under Devices - or by selecting (highlight) the 
 USB icon on the Desktop and go to File > Eject  ( or Command-E keys) to 
 eject the USB from the Desktop. 
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
 
 
> On 3 Jan 2018, at 2:53 pm, Graham Rabe  wrote:
> 
> When I attach a USB thumb drive or WD hard drive or Garmin device to my 
> iMac they show up in the usual place in Finder - under “Devices”.
> 
> But lately when I go to remove the device in Finder after a day or two, 
> the device is no longer shown there. When I detach the device from the 
> USB port, I get the message that I have not ejected the device properly. 
> 
> But it is nowhere to be seen in Finder when trying to eject it properly.
> 
> Any ideas about what may be causing the problem and how to resolve it?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Graham 
> 
> iMac late 2012
> macOS High Sierra 10.13.2
> 
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Re: Attached USB devices not shown in Finder

[Graham Rabe]

Hello Ronni,

Yes - all those are there - but the problem is that sometimes when some USB 
devices are actually connected, they are not shown under Devices in the Finder 
sidebar nor are any of those items ever on the Desktop - never have been. 

In Finder Preferences > General, there is another item below that headed “New 
Finder windows show” and then I can choose one from the following:  My home 
name, Desktop, Documents and iCloud Drive. Set as a default there is 
“Documents”. What should I have in there?

If the problem persists I will in future try using the Disk Utility method.

Thanks for your help Ronni.

Cheers,

Graham 

> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:41 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hello Graham,
> 
> I hope 2018 is a very good year for you also.
> 
> Check in Finder Preferences > General  - ‘show these items on the desktop’
> Are all selected there? Hard disks, External disks, CDs, DVDs, and iPods, 
> Connected servers?
> Then the USB devices will show in both Finder sidebar & on the Desktop and 
> can be ejected correctly by either.
>  
> Also you can eject a USB external in Disk Utility.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:06 pm, Graham Rabe  > wrote:
> 
>> Hello Ronni,
>> 
>> Firstly - all the best to you for 2018.
>> 
>> In Finder Preferences all boxes are ticked except the iMac itself but there 
>> is no “Desktop” under Devices. Desktop appears under Favorites. 
>> 
>> None of the Devices shown in Sidebar are ever on the Desktop so I can’t use 
>> the Desktop method (Command-E)
>> 
>> So the bottom line is that unless the device is shown under “Devices” in the 
>> Sidebar, I have no way of safely ejecting the device (assuming it is not 
>> there but is plugged into the USB port) if I need to to use the USB port for 
>> some other device. 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Graham 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 3:40 pm, Ronda Brown >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Graham,
>>> 
>>> In Finder Preferences > Sidebar - ‘show these items in the sidebar’.
>>> Do you have Desktop selected as well as ‘Devices’?
>>> 
>>> You must always eject a USB device correctly either by clicking the eject 
>>> ‘icon’ ⏏️ beside the Item under Devices - or by selecting (highlight) the 
>>> USB icon on the Desktop and go to File > Eject  ( or Command-E keys) to 
>>> eject the USB from the Desktop. 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 2:53 pm, Graham Rabe >> > wrote:
>>> 
 When I attach a USB thumb drive or WD hard drive or Garmin device to my 
 iMac they show up in the usual place in Finder - under “Devices”.
 
 But lately when I go to remove the device in Finder after a day or two, 
 the device is no longer shown there. When I detach the device from the USB 
 port, I get the message that I have not ejected the device properly. 
 
 But it is nowhere to be seen in Finder when trying to eject it properly.
 
 Any ideas about what may be causing the problem and how to resolve it?
 
 Thanks,
 
 Graham 
 
 iMac late 2012
 macOS High Sierra 10.13.2
 
 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List --
 Archives - >
 Guidelines - >
 Settings & Unsubscribe - 
 >
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>> Mediator
>> Suite 94, 50 St Georges  Terrace, Perth WA 6000
>> M: +61 417 949 825 
>> E: gra...@rabe.com.au 
>> Skype: graham.rabe
>> Web: www.rabe.com.au 
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Re: Attached USB devices not shown in Finder

[Ronda Brown]

Hello Graham,

I hope 2018 is a very good year for you also.

Check in Finder Preferences > General  - ‘show these items on the desktop’
Are all selected there? Hard disks, External disks, CDs, DVDs, and iPods, 
Connected servers?
Then the USB devices will show in both Finder sidebar & on the Desktop and can 
be ejected correctly by either.
 
Also you can eject a USB external in Disk Utility.

Cheers,
Ronni

 Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 


> On 3 Jan 2018, at 4:06 pm, Graham Rabe  wrote:
> 
> Hello Ronni,
> 
> Firstly - all the best to you for 2018.
> 
> In Finder Preferences all boxes are ticked except the iMac itself but there 
> is no “Desktop” under Devices. Desktop appears under Favorites. 
> 
> None of the Devices shown in Sidebar are ever on the Desktop so I can’t use 
> the Desktop method (Command-E)
> 
> So the bottom line is that unless the device is shown under “Devices” in the 
> Sidebar, I have no way of safely ejecting the device (assuming it is not 
> there but is plugged into the USB port) if I need to to use the USB port for 
> some other device. 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Graham 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 3:40 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Graham,
>> 
>> In Finder Preferences > Sidebar - ‘show these items in the sidebar’.
>> Do you have Desktop selected as well as ‘Devices’?
>> 
>> You must always eject a USB device correctly either by clicking the eject 
>> ‘icon’ ⏏️ beside the Item under Devices - or by selecting (highlight) the 
>> USB icon on the Desktop and go to File > Eject  ( or Command-E keys) to 
>> eject the USB from the Desktop. 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 3 Jan 2018, at 2:53 pm, Graham Rabe  wrote:
>>> 
>>> When I attach a USB thumb drive or WD hard drive or Garmin device to my 
>>> iMac they show up in the usual place in Finder - under “Devices”.
>>> 
>>> But lately when I go to remove the device in Finder after a day or two, the 
>>> device is no longer shown there. When I detach the device from the USB 
>>> port, I get the message that I have not ejected the device properly. 
>>> 
>>> But it is nowhere to be seen in Finder when trying to eject it properly.
>>> 
>>> Any ideas about what may be causing the problem and how to resolve it?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Graham 
>>> 
>>> iMac late 2012
>>> macOS High Sierra 10.13.2
>>> 
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Re: Attached USB devices not shown in Finder

[Graham Rabe]

Hello Ronni,

Firstly - all the best to you for 2018.

In Finder Preferences all boxes are ticked except the iMac itself but there is 
no “Desktop” under Devices. Desktop appears under Favorites. 

None of the Devices shown in Sidebar are ever on the Desktop so I can’t use the 
Desktop method (Command-E)

So the bottom line is that unless the device is shown under “Devices” in the 
Sidebar, I have no way of safely ejecting the device (assuming it is not there 
but is plugged into the USB port) if I need to to use the USB port for some 
other device. 

Cheers,

Graham 





> On 3 Jan 2018, at 3:40 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hello Graham,
> 
> In Finder Preferences > Sidebar - ‘show these items in the sidebar’.
> Do you have Desktop selected as well as ‘Devices’?
> 
> You must always eject a USB device correctly either by clicking the eject 
> ‘icon’ ⏏️ beside the Item under Devices - or by selecting (highlight) the USB 
> icon on the Desktop and go to File > Eject  ( or Command-E keys) to eject the 
> USB from the Desktop. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
> On 3 Jan 2018, at 2:53 pm, Graham Rabe  > wrote:
> 
>> When I attach a USB thumb drive or WD hard drive or Garmin device to my iMac 
>> they show up in the usual place in Finder - under “Devices”.
>> 
>> But lately when I go to remove the device in Finder after a day or two, the 
>> device is no longer shown there. When I detach the device from the USB port, 
>> I get the message that I have not ejected the device properly. 
>> 
>> But it is nowhere to be seen in Finder when trying to eject it properly.
>> 
>> Any ideas about what may be causing the problem and how to resolve it?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Graham 
>> 
>> iMac late 2012
>> macOS High Sierra 10.13.2
>> 
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Attached USB devices not shown in Finder

[Graham Rabe]

When I attach a USB thumb drive or WD hard drive or Garmin device to my iMac 
they show up in the usual place in Finder - under “Devices”.

But lately when I go to remove the device in Finder after a day or two, the 
device is no longer shown there. When I detach the device from the USB port, I 
get the message that I have not ejected the device properly. 

But it is nowhere to be seen in Finder when trying to eject it properly.

Any ideas about what may be causing the problem and how to resolve it?

Thanks,

Graham 

iMac late 2012
macOS High Sierra 10.13.2

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