How to Access Optical Drives on Other PCs on Your Mac

Use another computer's optical drive Select Remote Disc under Locations in the sidebar, then double-click the computer that is sharing the optical drive you want to access. Click Connect. If you don't see a Connect button, click Ask to Use, then wait for a response from the other computer.

1. How do I access my CD drive on another computer?
2. How do I access my external DVD drive on my Mac?
3. How do I open a second DVD drive on my Macbook Pro?
4. Are all laptop optical drives interchangeable?
5. How do I access my CD drive on Windows 10?
6. How do I play a CD on my laptop without CD drive?
7. How do I make my external hard drive compatible with Mac?
8. Why can't I see my USB drive on my Mac?
9. Why can't I see files on my external hard drive Mac?
10. How do I manually open my Macbook Pro CD drive?
11. How do I open Superdrive on Macbook Pro?
12. How do you open the CD drive on a Mac?

How do I access my CD drive on another computer?

Sharing a CD/DVD Drive

1. Navigate to Computer. ...
2. In Computer, right click on the CD or DVD drive, mouse-over Sharing with and click on Advanced sharing...
3. Click on Advanced Sharing...
4. Check the Share this folder box. ...
5. Select Everyone if it is not already selected and check the Allow checkbox to the right of Read.

How do I access my external DVD drive on my Mac?

Use an External Optical Drive

Once you've attached your external drive to your Mac, you can use it in exactly the same way as a built-in optical drive: simply insert the DVD or CD into the SuperDrive, and the relevant media-playing app should launch automatically.

How do I open a second DVD drive on my Macbook Pro?

There are two ways. First hold Command (Apple) and hit the eject button. Second, when you install a second optical drive Mac OS X adds a drives menu to the right side of the menu bar, clicking on it brings down a pull down menu where you can select the drive to open.

Are all laptop optical drives interchangeable?

Like was said above, about 99% of all laptop drives now are interchangeable.

How do I access my CD drive on Windows 10?

Press the Windows Button and E simultaneously. In the window that appears, on the left side, click on This PC. Right-Click on your CD/DVD Drive and click on Eject. Is this what you are referring to?

How do I play a CD on my laptop without CD drive?

One solution is to simply add an optical drive to the computer. Internal models were standard for many years, but compact computers like ultra slim laptops and all-in-one desktops just don't have the space them these days. A better option is to use an external CD/DVD-writer that plugs into a USB socket on the computer.

How do I make my external hard drive compatible with Mac?

How to Format an External Drive in OS X

1. Connect the drive to the Mac.
2. Open Disk Utility. ...
3. Select the drive you want to format.
4. Click Erase.
5. Give the drive a descriptive name and leave the default settings: OS X Extended format and GUID partition map. ...
6. Click Erase and OS X will format the drive.

Why can't I see my USB drive on my Mac?

Occasionally, your Mac has already recognized the USB flash drive but not shown it on the desktop. Thus, you should go to Finder > Preferences > General and make sure the "External disks" option is ticked. Then you'll see the USB flash drive showing up on Mac desktop.

Why can't I see files on my external hard drive Mac?

Sometimes, the files are accidentally deleted but you don't even notice that. In some cases, files are hidden by the operating system, so you can't see them on the external hard drive. It could be that you accidentally hide files, and the system also hides sensitive files by default to keep things simple.

How do I manually open my Macbook Pro CD drive?

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 Superdrive on Macbook Pro?

Eject key on keyabord. Pull the door down (finger nail or such) and insert a straightened paper clip into the hole towards the right lower portion of the face of the optical drive. Push with the paper clip and the tray will open enough to allow you to pull it all the way out.

How do you open the CD drive on a Mac?

The Eject menu item will be added to your Mac's menu bar. It will have the eject icon, which is a chevron with a line below it. If you click on the Eject menu item, it will display all of the CD/DVD drives attached to your Mac, and provide the option to 'Open' or 'Close' each drive, depending on its current state.