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how to eject stuck (scratched) DVDs?

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IAmNotMyName

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Apr 20, 2007
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How do I eject a stuck (scratched) disk from the DVD drive? There is no place to poke a paper clip and of course no button.

Sometimes I get a scratched DVD, and it will get stuck and just spin away trying to read the disk until all I can do is reboot the machine to get it to allow me to eject the disk.

edit: this is on a macbook.
 
CanadaRAM said:
Open iTunes, choose Eject CD
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You beat me to it. lol. But CanadaRAM is correct. iTunes will force eject the disc...I am not sure if it will if the disc is still spinning and will not mount, but hey it's worth a try. It's under "Controls---->Eject Disc" or just press "Command + E". Hope this helps.

Cheers
 
Ironically computers with a superior operating system requires you to destroy your super elite 6 months uptime to eject an unreadable CD...

This is something that really bugs me. Why can't they add some force eject Opt-click option or something?!
 
The MacBook Pro is too thin to accommodate the metal strips on a lot of library DVD's. It's really annoying. Here's the trick:

Hold the eject button, turn the laptop upside-down, and keep whacking it with reasonable force in the area of the optical drive. Works every time.
 
Jessy said:
The MacBook Pro is too thin to accommodate the metal strips on a lot of library DVD's. It's really annoying. Here's the trick:

Hold the eject button, turn the laptop upside-down, and keep whacking it with reasonable force in the area of the optical drive. Works every time.
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Any solution that requires you repeatedly hit your $2000 computer is, by definition, not a solution. :eek:
 
I said reasonable force. Believe me, after 2 hours of your MacBook Pro constantly going through the mechanical eject routine without success, you'd do what needs to be done too.
 
IAmNotMyName said:
Ahh, but it is scratched DVDs (mostly from the public library) that usually cause me this problem, not CDs.
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Uhm...It's Actually "Eject Disc" not "Eject CD". CanadaRAM was still correct, meaning, this will cause a force eject of whatever disc is in the optical drive. You should have seen this if you went to iTunes as I described above.

Cheers
 
I have had luck using a driver's license. Insert the license into the slot just above the disc and press the eject button. The disc should slide right out. Then take your MacBook in to have the disc drive replaced/repaired.
 
McGarvels said:
Uhm...It's Actually "Eject Disc" not "Eject CD". CanadaRAM was still correct, meaning, this will cause a force eject of whatever disc is in the optical drive. You should have seen this if you went to iTunes as I described above.

Cheers
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I tried this with no disc in the drive, and it made a noise, so I expect it will work.
 
Yeah, pressing "eject disc" in iTunes doesn't work. Rebooting while pressing the trackpad button down? Doesn't work? Sliding a credit card into the slot while it's trying to eject? Bingo.
 
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