External dvd drive in disk utility but not on desktop

I have a Mac mini running the latest High Sierra OS. I need to copy old photo cds to an external hard drive, but it's not showing as mounted on my desktop. When I check Disk Utility, it shows up there.


Why is it not showing on the desktop, and what can I do to fix the situation?


Thank you.

Mac mini, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3)

Posted on Mar 23, 2018 6:43 AM

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Posted on Mar 23, 2018 6:47 AM

From your Finder menu > Preferences > General and be sure to check mark "CDs, DVDs and iPods".

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