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  • verb Present participle of unmount.

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  • (Reply) (Thread) (Link) kainelslor on March 23rd, 2010 08: 45 pm (UTC) losing data sucks big time .. although the mounting/unmounting is not needed on All OS's systems.

    very very late weekly, but with good reason nathreee 2010

  • Are you right clicking and "unmounting" these before unplugging??

    PCLinuxOS-Forums 2009

  • I have tried "unmounting" the devices in virtualbox under the "Devices --- >

    PCLinuxOS-Forums 2008

  • I have tried "unmounting" the devices in virtualbox under the "Devices --- >

    PCLinuxOS-Forums 2008

  • OS X will trash a flash drive if you accidentally remove it before unmounting.

    The ultimate showdown Sean 2006

  • Then, while Frank and Charlie went to work unmounting the outboard motors and remounting them higher on the raft body, the other ten men started moving sacks.

    Kahawa Westlake, Donald E. 1982

  • Upon stopping the current and unmounting the apparatus, the platinum rod upon which the fluorine was liberated is found to be largely corroded, and at the bottom of the U-tube a quantity of a black, finely divided substance is observed.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 Various

  • When it finishes unmounting the card, you'll see the "Format SD Card" button will no longer be greyed out.

    Gizmodo Whitson Gordon 2011

  • I unplugged my external hard drive from the USB port inadvertently without unmounting it first.

    Ubuntu Forums PremiereWebDesign 2010

  • When you click the Eject icon, you're unmounting the volume, drive, or disc.

    Latest from Computerworld Christopher Breen 2010

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