How to eject CD/DVD from MacBook/iMac if stuck

Tags: macbook, imac, eject, unix

Problem:

A CD or DVD got stuck in my MacBook and refuses to eject when I drag the CD icon on the desktop to the Trash folder. How do I eject it?

Solution

If a CD/DVD gets stuck in your MacBook or iMac, this is what you do to get it out.

1. drutils eject

Start the Terminal applications (Applications > Utilities > Terminal)

Run this:

drutils eject

If that fails, try the next command.

disktool

First, find the device name of your DVD drive.

disktool -l

It should show something like this:

disk0s1s2

disktool -e disk0s1s2

Reboot and hold trackpad

If those fail, reboot your MacBook. As it boots up, press and keep pressing the touchpad.

If you're using an iMac, press and keep pressing the mouse button.

It will eject the CD/DVD automatically.

- Posted on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:10:48 -0400

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