[G4] "Disk in use" Shared volume won't disconnect
Dale Hoffman
dhoff at margnat.com
Sun Sep 26 17:56:45 PDT 2004
> >From "Dale Hoffman" <dhoff at margnat.com> on 9/24/04 12:44 PM:
>
>> When transferring a file to another computer (both OSX, ethernet),
>> sometimes I can't break the connection without restarting one of the
>> computers. When I drag the shared volume to the trash I get the
>> message "The operation could not be completed because the disk is in
>> use".
>>
>> What is keeping the connection open? I've shut down all applications
>> on both computers and still get the "Disk in use" warning.
>
>Try quitting the Finder.
>
Jim,
Thanks, that did it.
I always looked at the "Relaunch" button you get when you choose
Finder in "Force Quit" and thought that it would restart the
computer, which I already knew would break the connection between
shared volumes. Now I know different.
DaleH
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