I then pulled the L down slowly and not too hard. The CD became unresponsive and not recognized by my computer at all Here is the fix: Hold Control-Command-Option-Eject Button this will shut down your computer. Open Disk Utility, click on the CD in the list of drives, and click Eject. Find the small hole on your CD drive, it is usually near the button. I had a CD get stuck in my slot-loading superdrive Aluminum Powerbook, running 10.3. If by 'stuck' you mean that the CD/DVD has disappeared from the Finder and thus cannot be seen to be ejected, there is a much easier way to do this: launch Disk Utility, and look for the CD/DVD to show up in the list at the left. Straighten out one leg of the paper clip. I did gently shake the imac on my leg a little bit, and also made sure that the iMac screen was perpendicular to the floor - not leaning one way or the other. A paper clip First, turn off your computer before doing this Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download. Holding mouse button down on restart does not eject disk. appear to have a disk (CD or DVD) stuck in drive on a mini mac. I then fished the L shaped manila folder piece into the slot (with the leg of the "L" facing the bottom of the iMac). appear to have a disk (CD or DVD) stuck in drive on a mini. I left the iMac stand on the desk and then rested the side of the iMac on my legs, but there could be other ways to turn it sideways that leaves the slot accessible.
I then turned the iMac on it's side so the dvd was facing down.
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My method from the other responses was to take a manila folder and cut it into an "L" shape about 4" high and 3" wide. How to Recover a Stuck CD or DVD in Your Mac: This Instructable will show you how to remove a stuck CD in your Mac. If that doesnt work, unscrew the PowerBook base, remove the base, and youll see the drive on the left hand side, you should be able to manually move the stuck disc, enough to pull it out of the slot, (well it worked when a disc got stuck in my. I could have easily wasted three hours taking this to apple store or calling apple care. If no joy there, restart, and hold down the trackpad button, that also ejects stuck stuff. Launch Apple's Disk Utility application, select the stuck CD/DVD and. Wow - I have a 21" imac and did this based on everyone's advice and it worked! Thanks for the scoop. Drag the CD/DVD icon to the Trash, reboot the Mac and hold down the mouse button, or the 'Eject' button on your keyboard.