How do I view a CD on my Mac?

Into the Mac with the media drive, insert a data CD or DVD. On your MacBook Air, within the Remote Disc window, double-click on the name of the Mac that has the media drive. You’ll see an icon for the disc. Double-click on that icon and you should be able to see the contents of the disc.

Why isn’t my CD showing up on my computer Mac?

Click on your desktop or open a Finder window, then first go to: *Finder > Preferences > General* and make sure that all the boxes for *Show these items on the Desktop:* are checked. Then next go to: *Finder > Preferences > Sidebar* and make sure that the box for *CD’s DVD’s and iPods* is checked.

How do I open the CD drive on my Mac Pro?

Another way to open the drive in a pinch: Open iTunes, click on “Controls,” and select “Eject Disc.” (There’s also a shortcut for this operation within iTunes–just press command-E.) Or, if you are restarting your computer, holding down the mouse button during boot-up should do the trick.

How do I open the DVD drive on my Mac?

Via the Applications Folder

1. Click the Applications folder icon on your Mac’s Dock.
2. Scroll through the applications until you locate the DVD Player icon.
3. Click the DVD Player icon to load the application.
4. Click the Finder icon in the Mac dock.
5. Enter “dvd player” into the search field.

What is the eject button on Mac?

Some Apple keyboards have an eject key, usually located in the upper right corner of the keyboard. Press the Eject key to eject the CD or DVD from the drive. 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.

How do I show my hard disk on my Mac?

1) In the Menu Bar, go to Finder → Preferences. 2) When the preferences window for Finder opens up, open the General tab. 3) Put a check mark in the Hard Disks checkbox under the Show these items on the desktop header: 4) Your Mac’s storage disk (s) should now instantly appear on your Desktop:

How do I get a CD to show up on my Desktop?

To make optical-media desktop icons visible, switch to the Finder, open the “Finder” menu and choose “Preferences.” In the General tab of the Finder Preferences dialog box, activate the check box for “CDs, DVDs, and iPods” to make optical media show up on your desktop. This change takes effect as soon as you click on the check box.

Why is my CD not showing up on my Mac?

If you rarely use CDs or DVDs and don’t use a Mac with a built-in optical drive, you may have set up your Finder preferences so OS X doesn’t display icons for these items on your desktop.

Is it possible to read a CD ROM on a Mac?

Turning these extensions off in the Extensions Manager control panel disables the Mac’s ability to read PC CD-ROM’s. Reading Windows CD-ROM doesn’t necessarily mean you can open the files on the disc, play PC games, or use Windows software.