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Questions relating to the eject option when using CD/DVD/Blu-Ray drives and ejecting USB devices

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How to eject a CD/DVD from the command line

I've just right clicked on the DVD icon in the Unity Launcher in order to eject it, but instead of hitting the 'Eject' button, I missed and hit the 'Unlock from Launchpad' option instead. How do I go about ejecting the disk from the drive now that…
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What is the difference between Eject and Safely Remove Device

Taking this question and it's answer into account What is the difference between "Unmount", "Eject", "Safely Remove Drive" and the eject icon? I ask: Why do both options appear if they are the same. Is there some kind of difference in regards to…
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Unclear about USB drive ejection: "don't unplug until finished"

I have a question about ejecting USB flash drives in Ubuntu Xenial 16.04. When there is still some I/O going on upon clicking the eject button, I get the message: Writing data to (...). Don't unplug until finished. I get the message, but what is…
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opposite of eject command?

I have a ton of CDs to image, and I just got curious. I can eject with the eject command. What command inserts the disk tray back into the CD drive? yes it is the type that can pull the tray back in. I searched the eject man page, and guessed at the…
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Strange LED blinking problem with USB flash drives - is it just me?

Introduction I'm using Ubuntu MATE 16.04.5 LTS with latest 4.4 Linux kernel on several machines (laptops and desktops with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0). For me it seems that something was changed inside USB driver internals of the kernel (or maybe udisks).…
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Unable to eject/safely unmount USB drive

So I'm trying to safely remove this USB drive, because when I don't it does not work properly. When I go on Nautilus and try to eject it, I get this error message: Error ejecting: eject exited with exit code 1: eject: unable to eject, last error:…
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How can I mount an ejected USB drive without unplugging it?

I am on an Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS system. I use udisksctl command to mount and unmount my USB flash drive, but I sometimes eject it in nautilus. I can see the device in Disks utility even after ejecting. I searched the site and found the question How do…
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How do I disable laptop optical drive eject button and assign eject to a keyboard shortcut?

Note: Answer now updated to function under 19.04 I'm on 14.04 and accidentally open my cd/dvd/bluray drive about 20 times a day. I've looked at a few questions here which provided no working solution. Both this question and this question appear to…
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DVD drive unable to eject/load and won't recognize/play anything

I am running 12.04, and my drive is a Plextor PX 880SA. My DVD player does not work. Today was my first attempt at trying to use it in months, or maybe even longer, so I'm not sure how long it has been inoperative. I can't even open the drive. I've…
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"Eject device" from command line

For a cheap Chinese 3G modem, which has a builtin USB mass storage device with Windows drivers, I have a generic linux install manual that tells me to "Plug in your modem in USB port , on inserting you will notice icon on your desktop screen ,…
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Repairing Flash Drive that wasn't ejected with I/O errors?

I was dumb and didn't eject my flash drive, now it won't show up in mount, can't be manually mounted, dd just hangs when trying to zero it out, and I get I/O errors when trying to format it. I know the hardware is good, or at least was, the only…
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Re-mounting an un-mounted USB stick

Is there a way to mount back a USB stick that is once ejected, without physically detaching it and then plugging it in? It was a live-usb of Linux Mint 14 in it, if it helps.
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Eject unreadable DVD from slot-in drive

I have an external USB DVD slot-in drive. It does not have any eject buttons. I inserted a DVD which can't be read (too many scratches I guess). Now I do not know how I can eject the disc - as there is no media yet recognized, I do not get a drive…
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Cannot eject hdd from files tab even when forced through cmd

Hi all Im very new to linux and have just bult my first linux based computer and having some issues with my internal storage hdds. I have one 18tb seagate connected to my adeptec pcie card via sas, and for some reason I cannot seem to eject it from…
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Safely Unmount External Drive on Lubuntu

I'm using Lubuntu and have an external hard drive. I would like to safely unmount the external hard drive. Clicking the eject button in the file manager unmounts the drive, but does not power it down. (EDIT: Clicking on mount and then unplugging the…
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