Apple External Drive Burns But Won't Play CDs

How do I play a CD in my external Apple Super-Drive on my Macbook Pro (OS Monterey 12.6)?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Nov 4, 2022 9:24 AM

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Nov 4, 2022 11:00 AM in response to suzycs

since yours is the apple superdrive, then with the drive connected to your Mac, you can go into System Preferences > CDs & DVDs

and make sure that "Open Music" is selected for the "When you insert a music CD:" option.

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