Does not eject - Computers & Internet

f you're trying to eject an external disk:

• Choose Apple menu > Log Out, and then log in again. Try to eject the disk again.
  

• If you still can't eject the disk, choose Apple menu > Shut Down. Disconnect the disk from your computer, and then start up your computer again.
  

  
  

  
  

  If you're trying to eject a CD or DVD:
  

  • Choose Apple menu > Log Out, and then log in again. Try to eject the disc again.
    

  • If you still can't eject the CD or DVD, choose Apple menu > Restart. While your computer restarts, hold down the mouse button or trackpad button until the disc is ejected.
    

    
    

    
    

    If you're trying to eject a network disk:
    

    Choose Apple menu > Log Out, and then log in again. The network disk should be gone.
    
    

  
  

f you're trying to eject an external disk:

• Choose Apple menu > Log Out, and then log in again. Try to eject the disk again.
  

• If you still can't eject the disk, choose Apple menu > Shut Down. Disconnect the disk from your computer, and then start up your computer again.
  

  
  

  
  

  f you're trying to eject a CD or DVD:
  

  • Choose Apple menu > Log Out, and then log in again. Try to eject the disc again.
    

  • If you still can't eject the CD or DVD, choose Apple menu > Restart. While your computer restarts, hold down the mouse button or trackpad button until the disc is ejected.
    

    
    

    
    

    If you're trying to eject a network disk:
    

    Choose Apple menu > Log Out, and then log in again. The network disk should be gone.
    
    

  
  

• Press the Eject key on Apple Pro Keyboard
• To open the second optical drive on a Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) computer, press Option-Eject on the Apple Pro Keyboard.
• Open the Eject application found in the Eject Extras folder. The Eject Extras folder is located in the Apple Extras folder on the CD.
• Click the iTunes eject button (see Figure 1).
• Hold down the mouse button when you hear the startup sound as the computer restarts.
• Start up from Mac OS X and customize the toolbar with an eject button.

• In the Finder, Choose View > Customize Toolbar. In the window that appears, drag the Eject button to the toolbar, then click Done. Select the disc you want to eject in the Finder window, then click the Eject button in the toolbar.
• Press the Eject key on the Apple Pro Keyboard.
• To open the second optical drive on a Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) computer, press Option-Eject on the Apple Pro Keyboard.
• If you have a keyboard without an eject key, press F12 (under Mac OS X 10.1 and later). Note: You must press the F12 key longer to prevent the tray from accidentally opening.
• Click the eject button in iTunes (illustrated in Figure 1).
• Hold down the mouse button when you hear the startup sound as the computer restarts.
• Start up from Mac OS 9.2 and follow the options in the section above.