[n~s]

Hello,

I'm using a new iPod as an external drive. Sometimes (Often) the finder will freeze while I'm browsing the files on the iPod.

When this happens, the finder will not restart (The force quit menu actually freezes too).

I'm afraid that I will lose my external data since I can't unmount the iPod while the finder is frozen.

Any suggestions? I can still open terminal, is there a way to unmount and restart Finder from there?

Thanks for any help.

[superlarry]

Why yes!
In the terminal, you can restart the finder:
killall -HUP Finder
This will send the unix "hangup" command to the finder, which means it'll quit and start again. This alone could fix your problem, but if not:

you can unmount the ipod before you restart:
sudo umount "/Volumes/iPod Name"
(of course, replace iPod Name with the name of your iPod drive)

I recommend trying to restart the finder first. You won't lose information on your iPod this way (unless its partway through copying a file, in which case you'll only get part of the file on the iPod).

[n~s]

Thanks, exactly the information I was looking for. I'll try this next time.