How To Force Eject Usb Flash Drive On Mac Repair Guide

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Very easy

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Time Required

                          1 minute            

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• How to Force Eject USB Flash Drive on Mac
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Introduction

Step 1

              Force eject Kingston USB flash drive on Mac               

• Open Activity Monitor. Find QuickLookUIService in the Memory column.

Open Activity Monitor. Find QuickLookUIService in the Memory column.

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Step 2

              Kill QuickLookUIService               

• Tap the x box in upper Left corner of window to quit this process. (You may have to choose Force Quit). Once QuickLookUIService is quit, Eject will work instantly.

Tap the x box in upper Left corner of window to quit this process. (You may have to choose Force Quit). Once QuickLookUIService is quit, Eject will work instantly.

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Nono Ono - Aug 12, 2019

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Also found another option, doesn’t require using Terminal. Open Activity Monitor in All Processes/Disk. Find QuickLookUIService. Tap the x box in upper Left corner of window. You may have to choose Force Quit. Once QuickLookUIService is quit, Eject will work.

Nono Ono - Oct 26, 2019

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