My USB SuperDrive will not eject a disc. No disc icon appears anywhere. Any suggestions?

How to eject a disc from my USB SuperDrive device


Posted on Dec 29, 2020 10:32 AM

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Posted on Dec 29, 2020 10:35 AM

worth118 wrote:

How to eject a disc from my USB SuperDrive device


Many ways—Many options:


-dragging and dropping the icon for the CD into your trashcan


- Restart the computer and after the chime (older computers) press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.


- Press the Eject/Esc button on your keyboard.


- Click on the Eject button in the menubar, Finder>File>Eject


- Press Command E


- Open the Terminal application in your Applications/Utilities folder. copy & paste the following:

/usr/bin/drutil eject



If all this fails then try this:


- Boot the computer into single user mode—hold down Command S through the boot process— at the prompt copy & paste:

/usr/bin/drutil eject 


Restart the computer enter reboot at the prompt or shutdown

- restart hold down trackpad button


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Dec 29, 2020 10:35 AM in response to worth118

worth118 wrote:

How to eject a disc from my USB SuperDrive device


Many ways—Many options:


-dragging and dropping the icon for the CD into your trashcan


- Restart the computer and after the chime (older computers) press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.


- Press the Eject/Esc button on your keyboard.


- Click on the Eject button in the menubar, Finder>File>Eject


- Press Command E


- Open the Terminal application in your Applications/Utilities folder. copy & paste the following:

/usr/bin/drutil eject



If all this fails then try this:


- Boot the computer into single user mode—hold down Command S through the boot process— at the prompt copy & paste:

/usr/bin/drutil eject 


Restart the computer enter reboot at the prompt or shutdown

- restart hold down trackpad button


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