#!/usr/bin/env bash # mac-ops :: drive-dependencies.sh # "Is it safe to eject this volume?" — find every reference to a volume # before you yank the cable / unmount / destroy a snapshot. # # Checks: # - Open files via lsof # - Spotlight index state # - Time Machine destination # - Photos / Music / TV library locations # - Helper-tool security-scoped bookmarks (best-effort) # - Symlinks pointing into the volume from common locations # - Background processes with cwd inside the volume set -u TARGET="" while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do case "$1" in -v|--volume) TARGET="$2"; shift 2 ;; --help|-h) cat < [options] -v, --volume PATH Volume to check (e.g. /Volumes/Backup, /) --json, --redact, --quiet, --verbose Standard flags Verdict: "safe to eject" requires PASS on every check. Any FAIL/WARN means something would break or lose state on disconnect. EOF exit 0 ;; *) shift ;; esac done if [[ -z "$TARGET" ]]; then echo "Error: -v required (e.g. -v /Volumes/Backup)" >&2 exit 2 fi if [[ ! -d "$TARGET" ]]; then echo "Error: $TARGET is not a directory / not mounted" >&2 exit 3 fi source "$(dirname "$0")/_lib/common.sh" parse_common_flags "$@" maybe_filter_self "$@" note " Volume: $TARGET" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- section "1. OPEN FILES (lsof)" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # `lsof +D` is recursive and VERY slow on large volumes (especially $HOME). # Use `lsof` without +D and grep by mount point — much faster, equivalent # accuracy for "is anything open under this path". target_real=$(cd "$TARGET" 2>/dev/null && pwd -P || echo "$TARGET") open_lines=$(lsof -F n 2>/dev/null | grep "^n${target_real}/" 2>/dev/null || true) open_count=$(printf '%s\n' "$open_lines" | grep -c . 2>/dev/null || echo 0) if [[ "$open_count" -gt 0 ]]; then log_fail "Open file handles" "$open_count — unmount will fail or corrupt" note " Top processes holding files (sample):" # lsof -F format is column-based; use plain lsof for the process listing lsof 2>/dev/null | awk -v t="$target_real" '$NF ~ "^"t"/"{print $1, $2}' | sort -u | head -10 | sed 's/^/ /' else log_pass "Open file handles" "0" fi # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- section "2. PROCESSES WITH CWD INSIDE VOLUME" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Use lsof -c with -d cwd for current working directories cwd_procs=$(lsof -d cwd 2>/dev/null | awk -v t="$TARGET" '$NF ~ t {print $1, $2}' | sort -u) if [[ -n "$cwd_procs" ]]; then cwd_count=$(echo "$cwd_procs" | wc -l | tr -d ' ') log_warn "Processes with cwd inside" "$cwd_count" echo "$cwd_procs" | head -5 | sed 's/^/ /' else log_pass "Processes with cwd inside" "0" fi # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- section "3. SPOTLIGHT INDEX STATE" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- spotlight_status=$(mdutil -s "$TARGET" 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//') note " $spotlight_status" case "$spotlight_status" in *"Indexing enabled"*) log_warn "Spotlight indexing" "enabled on this volume — eject may corrupt index" ;; *"Indexing disabled"*) log_pass "Spotlight indexing" "disabled" ;; *"unknown"*) log_pass "Spotlight indexing" "(no user index — system or read-only volume)" ;; *) log_info "Spotlight indexing" "${spotlight_status:-(no response)}" ;; esac # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- section "4. TIME MACHINE DESTINATION CHECK" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- tm_dest=$(tmutil destinationinfo 2>/dev/null | awk -F': *' '/Mount Point/{print $2}') # Empty tm_dest matches /tmp via prefix logic if not careful; require non-empty + exact prefix if [[ -n "$tm_dest" ]] && { [[ "$tm_dest" == "$TARGET" ]] || [[ "$TARGET" == "$tm_dest"/* ]]; }; then log_fail "Time Machine destination" "this volume IS the TM target — eject will fail current/next backup" elif [[ -n "$tm_dest" ]]; then log_pass "Time Machine destination" "different volume ($tm_dest)" else log_pass "Time Machine destination" "none configured" fi # Recent TM activity touching this volume tm_active=$(tmutil currentphase 2>/dev/null) if [[ "$tm_active" != "BackupNotRunning" ]] && [[ -n "$tm_active" ]]; then log_warn "Time Machine current phase" "$tm_active — wait before eject" fi # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- section "5. MEDIA LIBRARY LOCATIONS" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Photos library photos_lib=$(defaults read com.apple.Photos UserLibrarySelectionMethod 2>/dev/null || true) # Best-effort: check common Photos library paths under this volume photos_libs=$(find "$TARGET" -maxdepth 3 -name "Photos Library.photoslibrary" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -3) if [[ -n "$photos_libs" ]]; then log_warn "Photos library detected on volume" "$(echo "$photos_libs" | head -1)" fi # Music library music_libs=$(find "$TARGET" -maxdepth 3 -name "*.musiclibrary" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -3) if [[ -n "$music_libs" ]]; then log_warn "Music library detected on volume" "$(echo "$music_libs" | head -1)" fi # Final Cut / Logic / iMovie libraries fcp_libs=$(find "$TARGET" -maxdepth 3 \( -name "*.fcpbundle" -o -name "*.logicx" -o -name "*.imovielibrary" \) -type d 2>/dev/null | head -3) if [[ -n "$fcp_libs" ]]; then log_warn "Pro app library detected on volume" "$(echo "$fcp_libs" | head -1)" fi # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- section "6. SYMLINKS POINTING INTO VOLUME" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Common places where symlinks land declare -a check_dirs=( "$HOME/Documents" "$HOME/Desktop" "$HOME/Movies" "$HOME/Music" "$HOME/Pictures" "$HOME/Library/Mobile Documents" ) symlink_count=0 for d in "${check_dirs[@]}"; do [[ -d "$d" ]] || continue found=$(find "$d" -maxdepth 2 -type l 2>/dev/null | while read -r link; do dest=$(readlink "$link") [[ "$dest" == "$TARGET"/* ]] && echo "$link -> $dest" done) if [[ -n "$found" ]]; then n=$(echo "$found" | wc -l | tr -d ' ') symlink_count=$((symlink_count + n)) echo "$found" | head -3 | sed 's/^/ /' fi done if [[ "$symlink_count" -gt 0 ]]; then log_warn "Symlinks pointing into volume" "$symlink_count — they'll dangle on eject" else log_pass "Symlinks pointing into volume" "0" fi # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- section "7. PRIVILEGED HELPER / LAUNCH ITEMS REFERENCING VOLUME" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Grep launchd plists for paths inside the target helper_refs=0 for d in "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents" /Library/LaunchAgents /Library/LaunchDaemons; do [[ -d "$d" ]] || continue matches=$(grep -l "$TARGET" "$d"/*.plist 2>/dev/null || true) if [[ -n "$matches" ]]; then helper_refs=$((helper_refs + $(echo "$matches" | wc -l | tr -d ' '))) echo "$matches" | head -3 | sed 's|^| |' fi done if [[ "$helper_refs" -gt 0 ]]; then log_warn "Launchd plists referencing volume" "$helper_refs — daemons will fail on eject" else log_pass "Launchd plists referencing volume" "0" fi # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- section "8. APP BOOKMARKS / RECENTS" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Sandboxed apps store security-scoped bookmarks; we can't decode them without # the app, but we can list which apps have recents pointing at this volume. note " (App security-scoped bookmarks aren't directly inspectable — this is informational)" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- emit_summary if [[ "$JSON_MODE" -eq 0 ]]; then echo if [[ "$FAIL_COUNT" -eq 0 ]] && [[ "$WARN_COUNT" -eq 0 ]]; then echo " ✓ Safe to eject $TARGET — no system references detected." elif [[ "$FAIL_COUNT" -gt 0 ]]; then echo " ✗ NOT safe to eject $TARGET — eject will fail or break the items above." else echo " ⚠ Ejecting will work, but the items above will dangle or stop working until remount." fi fi