superdrive eject

how eject disc from apple usb superdrive????


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 9:19 AM

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Dec 8, 2022 9:02 AM in response to Louis1968

ok. have you checked your finder preferences?


if you go to finder preferences, in the "General" tab and see if "CDs, DVDs, and iPods" is selected? does the disc appear on your desktop? if yes, drag it to the trash to eject the disc.


if not, go back to finder preferences, in the "Sidebar" tab under "locations"and ensure that "CDs, DVDs, and iOS Devices" is selected.


and there should be an "eject" button in the finder sidebar.


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Dec 8, 2022 9:36 AM in response to Louis1968

well those screenshots are from Ventura, so that is what you should see. are you looking for them I the right spot? use Apple Menu > Finder > Settings?

and since you cannot find the drive (with a disc inserted) either on the desktop nor in finder, you may have a faulty drive. because I know for a fact that there are many users here that are successfully using superdrives with their M1 (M2) Macs.

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Dec 8, 2022 9:27 AM in response to jeffreythefrog

Jeffrey, thanks for all your good work. I'm running Ventura so my settings menu it very different. I did however check the box to see external discs and DVDs. I can see, and always could, my two external Seagate hard drives but NOT the DVD player/burner. Also, there is no ejection button on my side bar.

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Dec 8, 2022 9:52 AM in response to jeffreythefrog

Yes, I found it all. It is the same, in retrospect, the screenshot looked different. I have all the proper boxes checked but I do not see the superdrive on finder, still. I have an appointment the the Apple store genius bar in a couple of hours. I'll take the hardware and let them figure it out. I'm at a loss. Again, thanks.

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Dec 8, 2022 10:50 AM in response to Louis1968

<< I have all the proper boxes checked but I do not see the superdrive on finder >>


the DRIVE itself is Never shown in Finder.


Only the Mounted Volume, that is: Drive with a CD/DVD inside that macOS has recognized and Mounted.


a drive that holds a 'stuck' CD is also not likely to show up in Finder.

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