Why do I see remote disk on my Mac?
Answer: A: That is an option to use a different computer to read CDs or DVDs. If your computer doesn’t have a DVD drive, you can put the DVD in the drive of a computer you’re linked to and read it from there, remotely. Hence, ‘remote disc’.
How do I eject a CD from a Remote Disc?
Drag the CD/DVD icon to the Trash, reboot the Mac and hold down the mouse button, or the “Eject” button on your keyboard. 2. Launch Apple’s Disk Utility application, select the stuck CD/DVD and hit the “Eject” button.
Where is remote disk on Mac?
On the Mac that doesn’t have an optical drive, click the Finder icon in the Dock to open a Finder window. Select Remote Disc under Locations in the sidebar, then double-click the computer that is sharing the optical drive you want to access.
What is remote disk under Devices Mac?
Remote Disc is a way for Macs without optical drives (Air, mini) to access another computers optical drive over a network. So you can put a disc in another Mac or Windows PC and read it on your mini.
Is there a remote disc in the finder?
The 13″ one behaves as Apple says it should, i. e., regardless of whether the option “CDs, DVDs, and iPods” is checked in Finder > Preferences… > Sidebar, no Remote Disc appears in the sidebar. The 17″ one shows Remote Disc when the option is checked, otherwise not but Remote Disc does not work.
Where to find Remote Disc on MacBook Pro?
Hi, I finally installed macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 on my late-2011 MacBook Pro 17″. In the Finder sidebar under Devices I notice Remote Disc, the icon of which resembles a CD or DVD disc. From reading around in the Web I understand that it is for Mac’s that don’t have a CD/DVD drive.
Is there a Remote Disc on the 13 “?
Remote Disc never appears on the 13″, not even when I turn on System Preferences > Sharing > DVD or CD sharing on the 17″. Nor does it disappear on the 17″ when the 13″ is not sharing its optical drive. I think we can rule out another computer, say]
Do you have to have a DVD drive to see the Remote Disc?
It should not be displayed on either machine, since both have optical drives, regardless of how the preferences are configured. It is irrelevant if you have or do not have a CD/DVD drive. It exists whether or not you have a drive. It’s just not normally shown if you have one.