Is There a CD/DVD Stuck in Your Mac? Here's How to Eject It

1. Drag the CD/DVD icon to the Trash, reboot the Mac and hold down the mouse button, or the "Eject" button on your keyboard. 2. Launch Apple's Disk Utility application, select the stuck CD/DVD and hit the "Eject" button.

1. How do I force eject a DVD from my Mac?
2. Why won't my CD eject from my Mac?
3. How do I force eject a CD from my MacBook Pro?
4. How do you force eject a CD?
5. How do I eject a stuck CD?
6. How do I force eject a CD from my Apple SuperDrive?
7. Is Force ejecting bad?
8. How do you eject a CD from a Mac terminal?

How do I force eject a DVD from my Mac?

You can also hold the Option key while restarting your Mac. When you see your CD or DVD appear on the screen, select it, then press the Eject key.

Why won't my CD eject from my Mac?

If you can't eject a CD or DVD

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > Log Out, then log in again. Try to eject the disc again. If you still can't eject the CD or DVD, choose Apple menu > Restart. While your computer restarts, press and hold the mouse or trackpad button until the disc is ejected.

How do I force eject a CD from my MacBook Pro?

Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:

1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.

How do you force eject a CD?

Eject the disc within the Operating System

1. Press the Windows key + E to open Windows Explorer or File Explorer.
2. Click on Computer or My PC on the left pane of the window.
3. Right-click on the CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive icon and select Eject.

How do I eject a stuck CD?

Look closely at the front panel of your CD or DVD drive – you should see a tiny hole. Push the wire into this little hole: you should feel a bit of resistance, but the paper clip will push in further and the disc tray will eject slightly. Pull the disc tray into the open position and remove the disc.

How do I force eject a CD from my Apple SuperDrive?

Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive

1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.
5. If none of the above work try this:

Is Force ejecting bad?

The biggest problem would be if you were to corrupt the USB drive itself—the file system metadata could be ruined, meaning the drive wouldn't know where things are stored. ... “Failure to safely eject the drive may potentially damage the data due to processes happening in the system background that are unseen to the user.”

How do you eject a CD from a Mac terminal?

Type the command "drutil tray eject" and press the Return key. The cursor drops to the next line without displaying a confirmation message. The Mac should eject the disc.