Eject CDs and DVDs from your Mac
You can usually eject a CD or DVD from the desktop or from a Finder window.
Eject a CD or DVD from an optical drive
To eject a disc from your Mac, do any of the following:
Eject a disc from the desktop: Select the disc you want to eject, then choose File > Eject [disc].
Eject a disc from an optical drive: Press the Eject key
.Eject a disc from a Finder window: Click the Finder icon
in the Dock to open a Finder window, then in the Finder sidebar, click the Eject button next to the disc’s name.
If a CD or DVD won’t eject from an optical drive
Try any of the following:
If an app is using the CD or DVD: Quit the app, then try to eject the disc again.
If you can’t quit the app that’s using the CD or DVD: Close the file that is on the disc you want to eject, then try to eject it again.
If another user is using the CD or DVD: Log out the users who are using the disc, then try to eject it again.
If you can’t log out a user: Log in as that user, then try to eject the disc again.
If you can restart your computer to eject the disc: Choose Apple menu
