External DVD drive not working post-Mojave update

Over 2 hrs on the phone with Apple support & the issue is still not resolved. I've sent the logs through to Apple as requested, but who knows when I will get a reply?

When I put a DVD in the Samsung drive it's recognised but not music CD's after updating to HS. This is so frustrating & time-consuming!!!!

Thank you so much for posting that solution. I bet the people at the Apple Stores don't even know about that. There are still situations where I have to submit files on disc. I say this again and again, "You can tell Steve Jobs is dead."

i lost where it said the solution now but basically connect the drive, it won't show up on your desktop but that doesn't matter. highlight what you want to burn go up to file and press burn to disc and it will work!

Nope ! No "Burn to disc" anywhere. No response to 'remote disc'. Maybe it has been turnoff by MOJAVE. This reminds me of PC days many years ago with errors and patches everywhere. When we spent more time getting and keeping our PC running than actually working. If you know a fix short of 'modifying code' please help. Software or hardware, my burner is a Sony DRX-800.

The DVD drive stopped working for me too (Mac mini Late 2012, after Mojave update).

When I insert a blank DVD, literally NOTHING happens. The OS doesn't react in any way - looks it's totally unaware that there is a disc.

I'm out of words for how sloppy Apple was when releasing Mojave. This is about the usage of a DRIVE - couldn't they test this?

I think a fix from their side should be appropriate! Apple?

I agree that it appears to be a software issue, whether planned or simply an error, who knows? Apple could at least answer questions, even if their ONLY solution is that we all buy more software or Apples' $80 Superdrive, maybe then they would allow us to do what we have done for years and years. Should we gamble that Apple's Superdrive would work with our MACs? Maybe buying a cheap PC to be used only for burning photos to CD/DVDs is one very poor solution? Come on Apple a little help here !!!

Hello, i am using an iMac 27" and had same troubles after update to mojave with the "new" apple super drive,

also with other cd drive i used instead, because i assumed the superdrive is dead.

Then i changed all cables, tried all usb connections on mac. Nothing happened!

Then i got a tip at german discussion board: >> i pressed the Shift Button during start (keyboard cabled)

with the cd drive connected and cd inside. When the system was started i opened the disk utility and wow

the drive appeared. Then restarted the system in normal mode. It works! I can read any CDs but didn't try to burn

hope it helps

I have the same issue, simply wanted to make a X-Mass CD for my wife today!

Seriously, what is going on at apple? Are we so post "media" that they assuming everything is been downloadable, and because of this simply de-activate everything which has no "cloud-connector"?

Off-topic: I've tried to install a game for my son, 29 GB needed, status of my main drive: 111 GB available! Game failed to install, because the 111 GB would only be there, if I have activated my "cloud-sync" for my local files (found this after I had do google this).

In the good old days, the Mac was simply working, now everything is so ..., stupid! But in the cloud!

Got another Mac with a DVD reader? or a PC with a DVD Reder? You can share:

Use the CD or DVD drive from another computer with your Mac - Apple Support

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Also had the same issue (10.14.2, late 2013 MBPr, USB BD burner), but I found Burn Folders to be still working for burning multiple files from different locations.

I simply pressed the "Burn" button after adding my desired files, and my external drive burned them as usual.

No need to do any of the re-boot, reset PRAM, get out DiskUtil, or wave a dead chicken over your computer - none of that works. The simple solution if you are not trying to burn a single folder is to have the super drive connected, under Finder select "New Burn Folder" and create that on the desktop or somewhere convenient. Next copy your files to the new burn folder (it makes aliases to the files). Once all of your files are in the burn folder - then burn that folder by right clicking on it. If its just a single folder you want to burn, just right click on the file or folder and select "Burn...".

I have the same problem ion my 2012 Mac mini server but not my MacBook Air. Apple support was no help.

Same problem in a 2015 macbook air. The Driver works fine in another computer, and shows up on disk utility, but cant burn anything in a dvd.

this worked PERFECTLY! thank you!

What solution? If there really is one please post it. I need to be able to burn DVD on my Macbook air 13" 2014 w/ os Mojave and can't.