From time-to-time, removable media (including CDs, DVDs and others) can refuse to eject via the normal Mac OS X methods -- pressing the keyboard eject key; using the Command-E keyboard combination; ...

The need for the Eject command arises from two reasons. First, if there are open files on a disk, macOS refuses to let you eject it because doing so might result in data loss. Second, the Eject ...

88215: Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver): How to Eject a Disc From the DVD or CD Drive discusses< various solutions, depending upon the exact situation. Especially note: If you are unable to eject a disc ...

My wife's G3 iBook seems to occasionally eject the CD tray when it wakes up. Is anybody else seeing this or is her iBook just eject-happy?

If going to the Finder to eject disks from your Mac is too much of a pain, the folks at Beyond Midnight Software want you to try EjectDisk 3.2, a utility that lets you eject disks while working in ...