Volumes Returned in a List to UnMount

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi Guys,

is there anyway to get a list of plugged in USB drive volumes to be returned in applescript?

I am wanting to get a list to return, then i am going to add code to eject / unmount the selected drive.

Thanks

#2

Hi,

try this, maybe it’s sufficient


tell application "System Events"
	set ejectableLocalDisks to disks whose local volume is true and ejectable is true
end tell
#3

Hi Stefan,

Having an issue with this, im sure it’s a simple fix but it is alluding me:


tell application "System Events"
	set ejectableLocalDisks to disks whose local volume is true and ejectable is true
	do shell script "diskutil unmount" & ejectableLocalDisks
end tell

The request to fin the drives is perfect, i then call the variable later in my do shell script unmount.

However, this fails as for some reason i have data that cannot be converted:

** I suspect its the ID Data -104,2 thats causing this?

#4

first of all, you should eject ejectable disks instead of unmount them.
Second of all, you can’t pass a list of System Events’ disk specifiers to a shell script.

Use the Finder


tell application "Finder"
	eject (every disk whose local volume is true and ejectable is true)
end tell
#5

Interestingly ejecting doesn’t work properly for a partitioned WD My Book Studio (I don’t use their WD Smartware) because a dialog box pops up asking whether you want to eject all volumes or just the one being addressed.