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anyone know why the superdrive wont play audio cds but will play dvds, its my old 2012 superdrive from a macbook mounted through a usb connector as an external disc to a 2020 macbook.
using a dongle to connect usb to usbc on macbook.
dvds play but no audio cd will play
MacBook
Mossj1066 Said:
"2012 superdrive used as external drive on 2020 macbook pro wont play audio cd but plays dvd fine: [...]hi, thank you for responding. I am unable to load the disc through the app.[...]"
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Notes:
A. Go Here: If an Audio or Video file doesn't Play on Mac - Apple Support
What is recommended by macOS - Right-Click on an item. and see what is shown for "Open With..."
B. CD-R vs. Music CD-R
There are CD-Rs and then there are Music CD-Rs. So, if you want to play music, then maybe you need to burn all of this to a Music CD-R or maybe the other way around. Find these at your local retailer, and user another computer to burn these to the CD.
C. Try a Different External Drive:
Have another external drive to try(Apple or Not)?- If so, try it, and see if it runs.
Also...
D. Create and Use a New User Account:
Go Here: Set Up Users, Guests, and Groups on Mac - Apple Support
To Start Over with a New User Account:
You should be set from there.
Mossj1066 Said:
"2012 superdrive used as external drive on 2020 macbook pro wont play audio cd but plays dvd fine: [...]hi, thank you for responding. I am unable to load the disc through the app.[...]"
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Notes:
A. Go Here: If an Audio or Video file doesn't Play on Mac - Apple Support
What is recommended by macOS - Right-Click on an item. and see what is shown for "Open With..."
B. CD-R vs. Music CD-R
There are CD-Rs and then there are Music CD-Rs. So, if you want to play music, then maybe you need to burn all of this to a Music CD-R or maybe the other way around. Find these at your local retailer, and user another computer to burn these to the CD.
C. Try a Different External Drive:
Have another external drive to try(Apple or Not)?- If so, try it, and see if it runs.
Also...
D. Create and Use a New User Account:
Go Here: Set Up Users, Guests, and Groups on Mac - Apple Support
To Start Over with a New User Account:
You should be set from there.
Mossj1066 Said:
"2012 superdrive used as external drive on 2020 macbook pro wont play audio cd but plays dvd fine: [...]error says this computer cant play this disc, spins and tries to read it, then given ignore or eject option"
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Open the Music App - See if you can then play these.
error says this computer cant play this disc, spins and tries to read it, then given ignore or eject option
hi, thank you for responding. I am unable to load the disc through the app
2012 superdrive used as external drive on 2020 macbook pro wont play audio cd but plays dvd fine
