Cannot eject phantom USB hard drive

[petebocken]

For quite some time now I have a USB drive showing up in the Eject list, but it is not currently plugged in.  When i try to eject it, it says it's currently busy.  How do I get this old hard drive removed from the list?

[deanishe]

The little red STOP sign on the folder tells you that your user isn't entitled to eject that drive.

 

To eject as root, run this in Terminal:

sudo diskutil umount "/Volumes/Peter Clone 4"

If you're sure the drive isn't connected, and if the folder is empty, this will remove it:

sudo rmdir "/Volumes/Peter Clone 4"

 

The sudo command means "do this as superuser". You'll be asked for your password, and it will only work if you're an Administrator.

[petebocken]

Thanks @deanishe removing worked.  No idea why that empty directory was left in /Volumes.