You can also use the Disk Utility(my preference). It offers a "Safe Removal" option which actually turns the power off to the device. ----- "Adam Miller" <maxamillion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 11:19:28PM -0700, Rob Healey wrote: > > Greetings: > > > > I remember that in the old Gnome 2.x, you could pull in a usb hard > drive and > > the icon would show on the desktop... > > > > To safely remove the device, you could right click the icon, and > choose > > "Safety remove..." > > > > In the new and awesome gnome3, there is a way to have the desktop > handle > > icons and devices, but I do not like it... > > > > I know that my device will show in the upper panel bar, but how do I > "Safely > > remove..." my device? I know that I can open a terminal, su -l to > root, and > > the umount /dev/sda1... pain in the butt to have to do it this > way! > > > > Can someone tell me how to handle this situation the correct gnome3 > way? > > > > DISCLAIMER: I have not tested this personally. > > I think the desired functionality is still there in Gnome3 but > disabled > by default. You need to install a package called "gnome-tweak-tool" > (which shows up in your application menu as "tweak advanced setttings" > and > inside that program there is an item in the left hand side labeled > "file > manager" if you select that and then select "Have file manager handle > the desktop" from "off" to "on" it should restore to the > functionality > you are used to. > > Hope this helps. > > -AdamM > -- > test mailing list > test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
