What is diskarbitration?

Answer 1

Disk arbitration is a process used in computer systems, particularly in macOS, to manage access to disk drives and prevent conflicts when multiple applications attempt to read from or write to a disk simultaneously. It ensures that only one application can access a disk at a time, allowing for safe data handling and preventing corruption. The Disk Arbitration framework helps applications to register for notifications about disk events, such as mounting and unmounting, and to manage disk operations efficiently.