Jettison
Never manually eject external drives on Mac OSX again.
Jettison launched on July 30, 2017 with 9 votes, #919 of 2,972 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
What it does
Manually take control of your external disks directly from your menu bar. Automatically eject disks before your Mac sleeps or after your display powers off. "This software is a welcome utility! I can't count how many times I've closed my MacBook Pro lid and forgot to eject external drives first." - Marc Garneau If they're happening while your Mac is sleeping, Jettison may be able to fix the problem.* * Because these errors can be caused by a number of different issues involving both hardware and software, we recommend that you download Jettison and try it on your system. There's a 15-day free trial period to give you time to test it out. Jettison works on any Mac, whether you've got a…from stclairsoft.com
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