You Asked: How Do I Unmount a Network Drive in Linux?
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To unmount a mounted file system, use the umount command. Note that there is no “n” between the “u” and the “m”—the command is umount and not “unmount.” You must tell umount which file system you are unmounting. Do so by providing the file system’s mount point.

How do I unmount a network drive in Ubuntu?

How to Unmount a CIFS Share From a Directory You Own

  1. Determine the mount point of the share that you want to unmount. Use one of the following commands to find shares that are mounted from a CIFS server: …
  2. Unmount the share by specifying the name of the mount point, /mnt or /files in the previous step. For example:

How do I unmount a shared drive?

Unmounting a Network Drive

  1. In Finder, select the network volume.
  2. Choose File > Eject to eject the mounted drive.
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