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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition
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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition

by Wallace Wang
August 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
512 pages
11h 9m
English
No Starch Press
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How to Eject a Stuck CD or DVD

One of the biggest problems with a stuck CD or DVD is that its icon may not appear on the Desktop or in the Finder or iTunes window. Even though you know the CD/DVD is stuck in your Macintosh, none of the other programs may recognize the CD/DVD, and thus you won't be able to eject the disc using the normal methods.

If this occurs, you may have to resort to one of the following alternative ways to eject a CD or DVD from your Macintosh.

Eject from the Disk Utility Program

In addition to fixing problems on disks, the Disk Utility program can also eject CDs and DVDs. Here's how to use Disk Utility to eject a stuck CD or DVD:

  1. Click the Finder icon on the Dock. The Finder window appears.

  2. Select GoUtilities.

  3. Double-click the ...

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