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Help! My CD got stuck!

Sometimes this just happens… You insert a CD, try to eject it, and it gets stuck in the process.

Here’s something you can do that has helped me out more than once!

  • First, reboot your system and hold the mouse button.
  • Second, fire up your terminal and type the following command:
    drutil tray eject 0

This command never fails and will, if your CD-ROM drive isn’t broken, pop-out your CD or DVD!

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What are your thoughts?

Mike Hagan - March 14, 2007 @ 8:29 am

What about putting the end of a paper clip in the little hole on the front of the CD drive? That has always worked for me.

John van Leeuwen - March 14, 2007 @ 1:48 pm

True, but the new macbooks don’t have the paperclip “feature” anymore!!

Oh, man… the good ‘ol paperclip days! :)

What do you think?

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