iPadOS 26 Adds a New “Eject” Option For External Drives in the Files App!

[Kal Madda]

Now, in the Menu Bar, an “Eject” option is listed under File. It is currently grayed out, which leads me to believe it’s still under work, as an eject symbol still doesn’t appear on a drive in the sidebar either. But the presence of this option indicates the option is coming, which will be welcome news for those who have been wanting this option. 👍🏻

 

[aevan]

It’s ok, as long as it doesn’t frown on me whenever I just plug the SSD out, like macOS does.

 

[Kal Madda]

It’s ok, as long as it doesn’t frown on me whenever I just plug the SSD out, like macOS does.

So far it doesn’t, but the eject option doesn’t work yet. But I would imagine it likely won’t scold you when removing drives the way we have now for several years on iPadOS like Mac does. 👍🏻😉.