Blank CDs Not Showing on Desktop

Gotcha. So allow me to summarize our discussion:

- There is a bug in Mac OS Mojave that a blank disc does not show up on the desktop for burning

- A work-around is to create a burn folder in Finder by clicking on File > New Burn Folder

- Your burner must be plugged in and powered up for the New Burn Folder option to be visible in the Finder File menu.

This workaround is solid. Step by step:

1. Put blank disk in drive.
2. In finder, choose File, then hold option key.
3. Pick New Burn Folder, this will show up on desktop.
4. Rename it, then put files in
5. Right click it in finder window set to desktop, choose burn.
6. Voilá!

What is set in Finder Preferences > General tab?

I am seeing the same problem after installing Mojave. I did discover a work-around until Apple gets the bug fixed. With Finder selected, go to File>New Burn Folder

Then put the files into it that you want to burn and burn as you normally would. It works for me. It's a few extra steps from what I usually do but at least I am able to burn my backup Bluray discs.

When I responded that I could't see the Burn Folder option it wasn't there because the drive wasn't powered up. I powered up the drive and put in a blank disk and it's there. Got to get my eyes checked. 😊

Boot into Safe Mode, Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode, toggle that checkbox a couple of times and check to see if you can see the blank disk in the optical drive. Reboot normally and check again.

Setting aside the appearance on the desktop, it is relevant to find out if your system is seeing the cd or not.

If in the Finder you navigate to Computer, does the cd appear with other existing volumes or not?

Or download a piece of freeware named Burn, which can be found at

http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html

That's about it. Be sure top report the bug to Apple with this link: https://www.apple.com/feedback/macos.html

A blank CD does not show in finder sidebar or on desktop, but a written CD does in both places. The blank CD shows up as an ejectable HL-DT-ST-DVD (Superdrive occupied) in Disk Utility. Definitely a bug of some sort.

This IS a bug. I see the same behavior despite having the CD show on Desktop checked

Be sure to report it to Apple as I mentioned above.