I recently purchased two books on CD that contain Word.doc and .pdf files. When I load the disks into my MacBook optical drive, the computer just ejects them without any message or code. I have both Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word installed on my computer. What can I do?
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I don't think this has anything to do with the .pdf or .doc files
Sounds more like an issue with the optical drive
Have you tried another disc to see if will accept it?
Perhaps a music CD or a movie DVD?
Sounds more like an issue with the optical drive
Have you tried another disc to see if will accept it?
Perhaps a music CD or a movie DVD?
Depending on how the files are arranged on the disc, it might also be worth it to try inserting the disc in another computer and dragging the files off to a flash drive. This method will likely only work if the disc just has the files sitting there on the CD (it's impossible to tell if there might be DRM or some other type of copy protection).
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Like another poster said, it does not sound like an issue with the file formats, but with the SuperDrive. Can you try another disc or try to use the disc in another computer?
Like another poster said, it does not sound like an issue with the file formats, but with the SuperDrive. Can you try another disc or try to use the disc in another computer?