No DVD player app?

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No DVD player app?

Last night I connected my CD/DVD player/burner to my new MacBook Pro M1 Pro and nothing opened. Didn't see the DVD app in the dock, like I do the rest of the apps I migrated to my new Mac, so I checked in the Applications folder ... and there is no DVD player app! Why on earth would apple delete this?? Just because there is no super drive doesn't mean people don't have DVDs to play.

I cannot find the standard DVD app in the AppStore. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to use?

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 3:56 PM

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mike32869 Author

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Feb 11, 2022 4:31 PM in response to picas

Just found on here that starting with Mojave - Apple HID IT!! You have to go to /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/DVD Player.app !!! It's not in the applications folder and doesn't come up in a spotlight search. Wow. WHY would Apple hide it like this!! I wasted so much time on this!! It's a bit infuriating!! Ugh!!

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Lanny

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Feb 11, 2022 4:36 PM in response to mike32869

Probably because you don't need to find it. When you actually insert a DVD it will open up.

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picas

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Feb 11, 2022 4:13 PM in response to mike32869

There should be one around somewhere. Do a spotlight search for DVD player.

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Lanny

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Feb 11, 2022 9:08 PM in response to mike32869

I can read, but, you didn't say anything about whether you actually had a DVD inserted into the drive. Just electrically connecting it won't produce a response.

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mike32869 Author

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Feb 11, 2022 9:02 PM in response to Lanny

Please see the first sentence in my original post. :)

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