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GFJJ Author

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LG Slim portable DVD writer does not connect to my MacBook Pro

Connected the dvd write but does not show in the finder

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Posted on Feb 26, 2024 2:34 AM

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D.I. Johnson

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Posted on Feb 26, 2024 6:31 AM

The empty drive will not be displayed by Finder, but if you insert a disc, then that volume should.

You also need to makes sure that "CDs, DVDs and iPods is enabled in "Show these items on the desktop" in Finder > Preferences.

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D.I. Johnson

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Feb 26, 2024 6:31 AM in response to GFJJ

The empty drive will not be displayed by Finder, but if you insert a disc, then that volume should.

You also need to makes sure that "CDs, DVDs and iPods is enabled in "Show these items on the desktop" in Finder > Preferences.

Allan Jones

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Feb 26, 2024 10:10 AM in response to GFJJ

What year is your iMac? Some require cable adaptors.

This section is for pre-2006 iMacs and gets few views. Is yours that old?

GFJJ Author

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Feb 26, 2024 12:27 PM in response to D.I. Johnson

Preferences are enabled and with a CD mounted in de writer the problem remains.

I set wrongly iMac, but it is a recent (2022) MacBook Pro with OS Sonoma 14.2.1

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LG Slim portable DVD writer does not connect to my MacBook Pro