Disc will not eject out of SuperDrive no matter what.

Hi @macbookguy12

Re: "Disc will not eject out of SuperDrive no matter what".

Has happened to many of us ... can be due to various causes, so it is not easy to pinpoint which cause in your case.

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Re: "Won't even show up on my desktop either".

To have disc show up on desktop:

Have found that it is necessary to connect a Superdrive directly to a port on the Mac ... using an approved adapter if necessary, yet not using a "hub" of any kind to connect.

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In a finder window

Check the left sidebar to see whether or not the Superdrive / Disk-name is listed there ... if so ... look for an eject icon (up-arrow with a line under it) - beside it to click.

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Re: "... is there a way I don't know about to eject it?"

We can't guess what you know, or don't.

When there's an icon on the desktop,

• Press on the icon with two fingers and choose eject from the menu

or

• we can just drag the icon to the bin eject icon appears as we drop it.

Else: If necessary: Restarting the Mac (Apple menu > Restart) may eject the disk.

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If you haven't already seen it

Apple Support's March 17, 2025 article:

How to connect the Apple USB SuperDrive - Apple Support

provides a couple of ways to eject ...

Eg: says:

"Eject a disc

To eject a disc, click Finder in the Dock, then choose File > Eject.

Or,

if your keyboard has an eject key, press and hold the eject key (up-arrow with a line under it icon)

* If your SuperDrive doesn’t respond when connected to an external display or USB hub, connect your SuperDrive to a USB port directly on your Mac."

There is much more info. in the linked article: (eg: compatibility / adapters / correct methods of connection to Mac etc.)

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Seems these USB SuperDrives are similar ... yet there may be differences ... Sorry I don't know much about that.

You may be using:

* the older ZM/A SuperDrive

or

• the newer LL/A SuperDrive

All the best :-)

Ok so I found the fix. I will say it just in case anybody finds this post having the same issue. I used a YouTube tutorial and this seems to only work prior to big sur but I did it on High Sierra. You shut down the Mac, then with the superdrive plugged in you hold the bottom left corner of the trackpad and then it ejects.

you can try

Apple USB SuperDrive Optical Drive Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide

How to open Apple SuperDrive A1379

more

disassemble apple superdrive - Google-

Haven't heard of that one before! Great to know you found a solution that worked for you! Thank you for sharing! Cheers :-)

PS: Found more suggestions for:

"If a CD or DVD won’t eject from an optical drive" in the article below:

Eject CDs and DVDs from your Mac - Apple Support

Thank you for the response. I have still not found a way to eject it. I was using it via the apple branded usbc to usba. I removed the adapter and I hooked it up to my old Mac running high Sierra, I also hooked up a wired apple keyboard with an eject key, I pressed on it and the ejection icon would show up but it would not eject. Not even in disk utility, and it did not appear in the left side of the finder. I believe mine is the older superdrive because it is written ''MacBook Air SuperDrive'' on it. I also took a look at the article. Is there a way I can manually force the disk out?

Thank you for this info. If I may ask, do you know any other ways to eject the disk that were not said before I open it?

*Pardon me you have to turn it on then hold the trackpad