User Manual

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Using Your Drive
Disconnect the Drive
A great feature of Thunderbolt technology and G-DRIVE PRO TB is the ability to connect
and disconnect the drive while your computer is running. To prevent failures and/or data
loss, it is important to follow the steps below when disconnecting or ‘unmounting’ the
drive from your computer.
1. Before powering down and disconnecting the drive, unmount the system
by simply dragging the G-DRIVE PRO TB icon to the trash located in the dock.
Keyboard shortcut: Select the drive icon and hit Command+E.
2. It is safe to remove the drive from your system when the drive icon is no
longer present on your desktop.
3. To power o G-DRIVE PRO TB, press and hold the On/O power button until the unit
shuts down.