If that didn’t work, restart the Mac, and when you hear it go “Bong” click on the mouse and hold the mouse button down until the disc ejects. But, at least you know how to make the keyboard’s Eject key work– hold it down.īonus Tip: on some keyboards F12 is the same as the Eject key. Why WE should suffer because someone else can’t type properly is not something I can answer. Apple decided a few operating systems back that pressing and HOLDING would be the better way to use the eject key because some people were inadvertently touching the eject button and accidentally ejecting things. Sometimes people don’t hold it down long enough for the “eject” message to get through. Press the Eject key on the keyboard and hold it down. So don’t do that.Īssuming that all you did was put in a regulation-sized round CD (or a DVD), and now it’s stuck inside and won’t come out, let’s run through some techniques that will help you get it out.ġ. Put one of those in there and it’s not coming out. No star CDs, no saw blade CDs, no business card CDs, no mini CDs. That means “round and of regulation size.” It also means “not like any of those in the picture below.”

Here’s how to handle it when they do.Īctually, the first thing to do is NEVER insert a CD (or a DVD) into your Mac’s SuperDrive unless it is the typical size and typical shape. You might be thinking “What could be so hard about ejecting a CD? Push a button and out it comes.” Well, yes, but… sometimes things go wrong. Here’s another tip for Dad, the new iMac owner.

Open cd on mac