There’s nothing worse than trying to eject a CD or DVD from your Mac, only to get a big surprise: it won’t come out. It’s extremely frustrating to have a CD/DVD stuck anywhere, especially your computer.
If this has happened to you, here’s quick method to help force it out.
1. Open Terminal.
2. Enter the one Terminal command below that applies to you and press enter.
For single optical drives:
drutil eject
For internal optical drives:
drutil eject internal
For external optical drives:
drutil eject external
3. Your CD or DVD should be ejected.
4. Quit Terminal.
Note: If the above method does not work, here are some other solutions to help force out a CD/DVD that is stuck in your Mac.
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Charnita has been a Freelance Writer & Professional Blogger since 2008. As an early adopter she loves trying out new apps and services. As a Windows, Mac, Linux and iOS user, she has a great love for bleeding edge technology. You can connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn.