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# 1  
Old 04-17-2009
MySQL When a disk won't 'Unmount"
hdiutil detach -Force disk&number

(ex:hdiutil detach -Force disk1)
# 2  
Old 06-01-2009
Is this problem solved? When forcing an unmount you should check why it won't unmount in the normal way.
# 3  
Old 06-05-2009
This solves the problem just fine. Most glitches in the dismount are program related, (it's obvious to check for the causes)...checking for the causes was not why I posted this solution. Hope it helps a few folks out there.

UMH
# 4  
Old 07-12-2009
you can also do this:

diskutil unmountDisk force /Volumes/<name of drive>

example:
diskutil unmountDisk force /Volumes/Video\ 800
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