
To do so, highlight the disk (on your desktop, in a Finder window, or in the Finder sidebar) and press Command+E.

In the menu that pops up, select “Eject.” Method 5: Press Command+EĪnd finally, you can also eject a disk using only your keyboard. Just select the removable drive’s icon in Finder or on the desktop, and right-click it with your mouse or trackpad. Power users love the right-click menu, and it’s no surprise that you can use that menu to eject disks. Method 4: Right-click the Drive’s Desktop Icon Then click the tiny eject icon next to the drive’s name in the list. Just open any Finder window and expand the “Locations” section in the sidebar. It’s also easy to eject a removable disk from the Finder sidebar. To do so, select the removable disk you’d like to eject on your desktop or in Finder, then select File > Eject from the menu.

When all else fails, click and hold the mouse or trackpad button while restarting your Mac. Launch the application and use the eject command to eject the CD or DVD. Some applications, such as iTunes, Disk Utility, and Toast, have an eject command in a menu or toolbar. You can also eject a removable disk using a choice in the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click on the desktop icon for the CD or DVD, and drag it to the trash. When Finder Preferences opens, select the “General” tab, then place check marks beside the items you’d like to see on your desktop. Bring Finder to the foreground, then select Finder > Preferences in the menu bar (or press Command+Comma on your keyboard). Tip: If you don’t see a removable disk on your desktop, you can enable that feature easily. Once you release your pointer button, the drive will eject. While dragging, the Trash icon will change into an eject symbol. To eject, just click and drag the drive’s icon to your Trash can. To do so, the drive must be visible on your desktop. One of the oldest ways to eject a removable drive on a Mac is to drag it to the Trash. Once you officially eject the drive, no data will be lost when you physically unplug the removable drive from your Mac. When you click “Eject” on a removable disk, the temporary write process finalizes, writing 100% of the data to the actual device. If you unplug a drive before that data has been written, it could be lost. Here’s why: To speed up the perceived operation of writing data to an external drive, macOS sometimes writes data to a temporary location in memory instead of writing it to the disk. When all else fails, click and hold the mouse or trackpad button while restarting your Mac.Ejecting a disk on a Mac is a necessary step to prevent the loss of data.If you don't see one, you can add a menu bar item to eject a CD or DVD.
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On any keyboard, including those originally designed for use with a Windows PC, press and hold the F12 key until the CD or DVD is ejected from the drive.Press the Eject key to eject the CD or DVD from the drive. Some Apple keyboards have an eject key, usually located in the upper right corner of the keyboard.
