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This wikiHow teaches you how to eject your iPhone from iTunes before you unplug the USB cable from your Mac.
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Open iTunes on your Mac. The iTunes app looks like a musical note icon inside a circle. You can find it on your Dock or in your Applications folder.
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Right-click the iTunes icon on the Dock. A pop-up menu will appear.Advertisement
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Click Eject "Your iPhone" . You will see your iPhone's name next to Eject on the pop-up menu. Click on this option to eject your iPhone.
- You will not see this option on the menu unless you open iTunes first.
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4Unplug your iPhone from your computer. Pull out the USB cable to unplug your iPhone.
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Open iTunes on your Mac. The iTunes app looks like a musical note icon inside a circle. You can find it on your Dock or in your Applications folder.
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Click the iPhone icon. This button is located below the Play button and the Volume slider in the upper-left corner of iTunes. It will open the Summary screen for your iPhone.
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Find your iPhone's name on the left panel. You will see a navigation panel to the left of the Summary screen. Your iPhone's name will be at the top of the menu.
- If there are multiple Apple devices connected to your Mac at the same time, your iPhone's name might be further down on the left-panel menu.
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Click the Eject button next to your iPhone's name. The Eject button looks like an upwards-pointing arrow next to your iPhone's name on the left panel. Clicking on it will eject your iPhone.
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5Unplug your iPhone from your computer. Pull out the USB cable to unplug your iPhone.
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1. Open iTunes on your Mac.
2. Right-click the iTunes icon on the Dock.
3. Click Eject "Your iPhone"
on the pop-up menu.
4. Unplug your USB cable.
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