Remote disc Error

I had the same error, while trying to install a program from the remote disk., I got the message: "the operation can't be completed because the original item can't be found."

Considering that the remote disk capability was one of the reasons that prompted me to buy a mac mini. Disabling the remote disk this way is unacceptable.

Thanks for the tip. I agree that Apple is being insufferably nasty here. They are turning me from an Apple lover to an Apple hater, and this from a guy who has been a mostly happy user for over 25 years. Remote Disc capability for all my media is one of the reasons I bought my MacBook Air and now Apple pulls this BS. They seem to be on a mission to become an unlikeable company.

This is the standard "Silicon Valley Shuffle" as I call it from just under 30 years in Silly-Con Valley: just like those in The Valley that did well and then go under (which BTW Apple already almost did at least once), they get too big to remember who got them big (we customers) and then they go down the gurgler until the next fair-haired child comes along.

I gave up and this and woosed out and got the Apple USB DVD drive as I just didn't want to waste any more of my time (albeit I gave Crapple more money).

Good luck, all!

Amazing they don't update the error message to tell you this!

I remember when Apple used to advertise how Mac's don't deliver the "Cryptic error messages" that PC's do. Yea, that's because most of the time Apple's error messages are simply "Unknown error."

Epic Apple Fail

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5287?viewlocale=fr_fr&locale=fr_fr

You can't use remote disc for audio CDs or DVDs.

I agree with other posters that this step is designed to merely frustrate Apple users. It does not prevent compromising intelectual property, there are too many workarounds.

One work-around is to buy an Apple super-drive, so I can only imagine that the primary reason for this move is to prevent the most common use of optical drives (ie: audio and video) from functioning without an additional purchase of Apple equipment, and a cluttersome one at that.

Other workarounds include copying the contents to a shared folder on a machine with a drive; or copying them to a USB stick and sneaker-net the contents to your diskless machine as well as the previously mentioned iTunes library sharing. (you might not want to have the contents in your iTunes library on the disk-enabled machine.)

No need to use internet on this one folks.

There are also third-party available USB portable optical drives or you can have one made from parts.

Just ran into this problem for the first time today, trying to load MY audo CD from an old iBook to the MBAir. I can't believe the explanation I'm reading here.

This, from a company whose late, lamented CEO famously forced the paranoid and self-sabotaging recording industry to abandon DRM, selling proper, unencumbered MP3 files on iTunes, with the effect that people like me who would never dream of buying crippled and restricted content became willing customers.

Now, Apple, you're telling me that someone else's (RIAA's?) interests are more important than those of your customers, that my flashy, expensive hardware doesn't really belong to me, and that you know better than I do what I should and shouldn't be allowed to do with it. Richard Stallman calls this "treacherous computing", and he is absolutely, 100% right. You have betrayed me.

If you'r'e paying any attention to these forums at all, know that a very small amount of this kind of arrogance and treachery is enough to drive away users (and software developers) like me who have been loyal customers for many years. And know that your fortunes can change very quickly. If you need a cautionary tale, look what Carly Fiorina did to Hewlett-Packard in just a few short years.

I am now going to mount MY CD on a Linux box and transfer MY data via NFS. And, Apple, guess what? My next computer is also going to run Linux, and it's going to serve my interests and mine alone. I'm too old for a nanny, thank you very much.

Thank you, MJ257, for adding your strongly but eloquently worded verdict on this unforgivable mistake by a company that I, too, used to believe served my needs well. I am also seriously contemplating ditching my Mac in favour of a Unix box. I will be sad to have to say goodbye to a well thought-out, extremely refined GUI, but I really resent the increasing sense of lock-in Apple is giving me.

thumbs up, MJ

USE SHARING!!! Go to preferences on both the computers with the disc drive and the one you want to use the cd/dvd for and click the sharing icon. Its a picture of a blue folder then make sure both computers can share. Then you can do whatever you want. My problem was i couldn't put songs from a disc on my computer that doesn't have the disc drive so i just dragged the music from my sharing screen's iTunes to my actual screen. Really angry at apple and probably will never purchase anything from them but glad i found away around their scam to make me buy something my computer should already do.

@Melisa98 I tried your proposed solution but that did not work as I am having the same problem as everyone else on this thread. However, what does work is setting up sharing between your computers on the same wi-fi network. Sign on as a registered user on the computer you want to bring the files to from the optical disk and drag and drop the files into your public drop box folder on the computer with the optical drive. Then simply drag and drop the files from your Drop Box folder onto your computer.