Video: How To Remove Stuck CD From iMac / Slot Loading Optical Drive
Not too long ago I read this tip on MacOSXHints.com. It talks about using a 3.5″ floppy disk to remove a stuck CD from a slot-loading optical drive. Since I couldn’t find a 3.5″ floppy, I got an idea after reading ericdsa’s comment.
Instead of a CD or DVD as ericdsa suggested, I used two credit cards (well, the same size, shape, and material as credit cards); one wedged below the stuck cd or dvd, one wedged above the stuck cd, applied tension, and voila!
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You saved me !
Thanks – worked just as you said.
glad it helped lukechip!
Worked awesome
This just worked on my PS3 – I had 3 disks stuck from my toddler shoving them inside! THANK YOU!!!!!
Thanks. It worked for me great (within just 1 min)
i have a: dell studio xps 16 (1640)
one of my dvd’s is stuck and it dont’t work with the cards, please help?
Looks like a good method, but my stuck CD would retract as soon as it hit something in its ejection path.
Have an old MacBook Pro which had a cheap music CD with a paper label that would not slide out far enough to escape the intake sensor (or whatever it is called). When we tried to eject the disk, the disk would obviously hit something on the way out and then immediately get drawn back into the drive. Figured the CD probably warped as it warmed up in use, but I didn’t have time to wait for the computer to cool off. Put the MBP to sleep and stuck it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes and then hit the eject key. The CD popped right out!