While I'm not that concerned about wording, I do feel there is a use
case for unmounting without removing. Some examples might include:
A) Wishing to overwrite rewritable media from some image (e.g. writing
the newest Ubuntu ISO to a rewritable disk that may have contained
previous data).
B) Wishing to perform various manipulations on media that cannot be done
with a live mount (e.g. setting up an encrypted partition on a USB key)
C) Wishing to temporarily make some information inaccessible to the
system until remounted (e.g. "unmounting" an encrypted loopback file
when allowing someone else to use your maching)
D) Wishing to disconnect from some network store with foreknowledge that
it will become unavailable (e.g. wanting to shut down a home NAS)
While all of these represent less common use cases, I believe it
ought be possible to construct an interface that permits the user to
unmount volumes with the default tools used to display those volumes,
yet still provide discoverability to users who simply want to remove the
removable media. Simply dropping the "unmount" functionality in favour
of an "eject" function is an overly simplistic solution.
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"Unmount" in volume right-click menu, is tech-speak and undiscoverable
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