Comments on: Eject a stuck CD/DVD from your MacBook Pro

By: JS

JS — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:32:39 +0000

Thanks; successfully ejected stuck dvd from macbook pro!

By: jacob

jacob — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:33:58 +0000

YOU ARE THE MANNN CD still stuck in the MacBook? that option worked to the T my cd was stuck for like a month drutil eject just wasnt working……. i guess thats what i get for buying a bootleg life of pi =x

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:30:30 +0000

I saw this in another forum and worked for me: http://goo.gl/UnO3V

here’s the how to.

“1. Press Command + Option + Escape to force quit any application that is not responding.
2. Put your Mac to sleep by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Sleep.
3. Wake the computer after it has gone to sleep.
4. Restart your Mac by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Restart.
5. Shut down your Mac by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Shut Down.

When I put the Mac to sleep in Step 2 and then did the wakeup, I could hear the SuperDrive starting up and trying to access the disk.”

I didn’t even have to try step 4.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:28:43 +0000

Shake it baby shake it!

By: Owen

Owen — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:51:36 +0000

So frustrating! I tried everything but nothing worked until I stuck a small piece of cardboard in the drive to stop the disc from spinning, then held down the power button to force shut down. Pressed the power button again to start up while holding down the trackpad button and the disc popped out! Such a relief and thanks for the tip. Worked like a charm.

By: Owen

Owen — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:51:36 +0000

By: Oscar

Oscar — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:37:05 +0000

I really got panicked as i loaded a disk with a plastic cd cover…I did the card and use eyebrows pliers to help out it seems to have worked. Thank you……

By: Christina

Christina — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:18:53 +0000

The ONLY thing that worked for me-after weeks of trying-laminated business card slightly pushed down-then terminal and voila. THANK YOU.

By: Shelli

Shelli — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:32:10 +0000

This:

“Shut down the Mac and boot the machine holding down the Trackpad button to initiate a ‘force eject’

* Turn the MacBook Pro on its side, CD/DVD drive pointing down, and shake, the CD should pop out”

Finally worked! YEA!

By: Debra

Debra — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 06:29:33 +0000

Thank You…terminal worked!

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:18:41 +0000

The Shaking Method worked! Thanks much!

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:55:53 +0000

Crisis averted!!!! Thank you!!!!!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:05:19 +0000

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I fought with this stuck DVD and the color-wheel of death for 45 mins! If I had just found this website when I started I could’ve saved myself the 45 mins of frustration! But still….THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

By: Eli

Eli — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:19:36 +0000

i tried everything mentioned here and in other forums without resorting to violence.
Eventually i broke down and shook the mac on it’s side while holding the eject key.
Worked! what a laugh.

By: Rikke

Rikke — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:29:09 +0000

Whooaar, thank you, this saved me!