How To Eject A (Stuck) Disc From Mac SuperDrive Or External Drive

Part 1. How to Eject DVDs from Mac SuperDrive/External Drives

Below are all the common ways you can use to remove a DVD from Mac disc drive.

1. Right-click the drive icon. The simplest way to remove a CD/DVD from a Mac is to right-click on the disc icon and select Eject. You can also drag the disc icon to the Mac's trash bin to eject it.

2. Drag the drive icon to Mac's trash bin. If the drive icon appears on the screen, you can directly drag the drive icon to the trash to eject the disc from Mac's drive.

3. The eject key on the keyboard. On the top-right corner keyboard of your Mac, you can see the eject button. Press it and the Mac should eject the disc. To eject DVDs from Apple SuperDrive or an external disk drive, press and hold the F12 key until the Mac ejects the disc. Note that it may take a few seconds.

4. Command + E. If the above keys won't work, press keys Command + E together to force eject the disc from your Mac.

5. Use the Finder. Open the Finder from your Mac's Dock. Find the disc drive under Devices on the left side of the window. Click the Eject triangle icon to the right of the disk's name.

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6. Use the Disk Utility.  Go to Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility and choose First Aid. There are all your drives, including the CD/DVD drive. Find your disk's name in the left-hand side of the window and click the Eject triangle icon to the right of the disk's name.

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