this is a bit random for the blog but just stuck a mini cd into my mac book pro and then nothing happened so i pushed it further in with another cd, then i searched the internet and got told that was a really stupid thing to do.
i paniced for a while then turned the think off and give it a big shake and praise the lord jesus the wee disc dropped on to the floor.
the end
Hah!
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are you trying to have a michelle moment with the mac!thought you knew more about computers than i do obviously not!
ReplyDeletelol
ReplyDeleteits nice to know that no matter how fast technology advances a good shake will always triumph!
JiMbO
Just be glad Si hasn't read this post yet and given you an ear-bashing over it yet man! Worth posting on a technical forum to see the reaction of geeks greater than Si worldwide I think!!
ReplyDeleteHope all's grand back in the Emerald Isle!
hahahaha wowzer thats awesome :)
ReplyDeletehow you doin?
x
That's exactly what happened to me today lol.
ReplyDeleteHIIIII you dont know me - i just did that too.... so i did exactly what you described - the whole shaking and the cd dropped out as you said!!!! thanks!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletemuch love,
lisa
omg thank you thank you thank you. i was having a whole panic moment before i read your post!!! *great big hug*
ReplyDeletebless you, my child!! I was about to cry because I moronically decided that if the mini disc didn't seem to be pulled in, I should help it out by pushing it further. this was a disc that included the install software for the digital photo album that I'm giving as a gift tomorrow... so in addition to screwing up my laptop, i had screwed up the gift (can't give it without the software!!)
ReplyDeleteanyway... THANKS!!!!!!
this is actually an online hug. you really just helped me out a lot. i would be unable to show my face at the apple store after i dropped my computer last term. they would have been like "what is it now."
ReplyDeletebut you saved me. god bless you.
thank you thank you thank you... I wonder how long that would have taken me to find out if I hadn't read this :s
ReplyDeleteok...
ReplyDeleteso i'm not the only one.. i'm normally pretty competent.. but for some reason.. i took the mac mindset of.. it should just work.. so i slid the disk in.. it made some noise.. and didn't come back out.. after finding your post a quick shake and out it came.. now only if i could find a way to get it to actually read the driver disk ;)
okay, I don't know you but thanks.
ReplyDeletei can add two more pieces to your story
(1) I asked my brother in law what to do when you put a mini cd in your mac, he suggested checking the internet - [at this point insert your blog posting] -- (2) lastly it also works on a macbook.
Thanks!!!
simple solution...yet effective. thanks!
ReplyDeleteshucks the same thing happened to me..i'm gonna try wat u did..wish me all the best!
ReplyDeleteExact same thing just happened to me. I will do what you did and hope it comes out. This is really stupid. It's a driver installation cd that came with the webcam I just bought.
ReplyDeleteThanks god I found your blog.
you saved me!!!!!!! thanks a million :D
ReplyDeleteI looked on the web before I put the wee #$%@#&%$ into my mac!!! You saved me too...Great work and thanks for putting your story on the web.
ReplyDelete"(2) lastly it also works on a macbook."
ReplyDeleteWhat? Gravity? No way! :)
Whoa, I just had the same problem and tried your solution. IT WORKED
ReplyDeleteSame thing happened to me today!
ReplyDeleteSo I googled "mini cd stuck" and your blog came first!
I read it, and tried it.. and WHOOOOSH came the mini-CD on the floor!
THANKS.
The same thing just happend to me (google got m to this link). I was able to fish it out with a knife...
ReplyDeleteBUT the funny part was that the minidisk came with a card reader and it is only for the macs...
Just saying thanks from Chicago, Illinois, USA... googled the "stuck mini-CD" problem, got to your site, shook my macbook... problem solved - the disc came out enough to grab it!
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wow...u re a god. i was about to cry 5 minutes ago thinking i ve broked my mac. I m so happy i got u re blog. Thank you 10000000 times.
ReplyDeleteOMGZ IT WORKED! they told me it would take about 1.5 hours @ 75$ an hour to fix by a tech at the store, because it was a user-caused problem. all it needed was a shake! wheeeeee
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how stupid this made me feel!
ReplyDeleteI just got a small cd stuck in my brand new macbook pro, after yelling at myself for knowing it was a bad idea, I googled this issue, and found other suggestion (ie sticking cardboard in the slot) and did not work!, I tried your "brilliant" idea, and OUT IT CAME :-D
Thanks!!!
i just put a mini cd into my mac and when i tried to find a solution i came to your blog and shook my laptop and it came out! you seemed to have set up an online help forum for us silly people! thanks!
ReplyDeleteLMAO.
ReplyDelete1. I'm mad I did everything you did. To the T. I even pushed it in with another disk.
2. I think it's funny I googled this and actually got something so perfectly suited to my stupid action.
3. I'm glad I wasn't alone in this blonde moment, and thankful your suggestion to shake the laptop worked!! I was thoughts away from paying a mac expert to retrieve the disk.... who would think the solution was so simple!
Good words.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much >,<
ReplyDeleteAnd so it is....we are all idiots! I just did the same thing, then i googled help and it led me right to your page....THANKS IT WORKED!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this posting... another one that did the same and on finding this, a quick shake of the laptop and it came outl
ReplyDeleteThere's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on!
ReplyDeleteWorked for me, too!
HA!! Just found this thread. Tried a mini cd with drivers for my new hd camcorder, and yes, it got stuck. Was all the way in and I thought I was going to have to take it to the apple store. Anyway, 3 decent shakes and it popped out. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteI just got a minicd stuck.
ReplyDeleteThanks to that first post I had the nerve to stick more stuff in to the drive, which worked!
TIP: If shaking it doesn't work, you'll have more success by ramming it further in with a proper CD. Then, I ejected the cd and the little one popped out *just* enough for me to be able to tweezer it out.
This forum rocks
Wow, you just saved my life, thank you so much. I did the same thing, and it slid right out.
ReplyDeletei just did all the shaking my laptop could take and this didnt work for me:( what should i do?
ReplyDelete2009 and mini CDs are still getting stuck in MacBook Pros. It took quite a shake, but it did come out. Thank you!!!!!
ReplyDeletegoodness. it happened to me too and it had't cross my mind with that shake. thanks for that thoughtful advice :D
ReplyDeleteI did the same bloody thing! Gave it a shake and out it came!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! it realy worked!!! bless you!:))))
ReplyDeleteThank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you
ReplyDeleteI used a sticky note to stick on and pull out the disk. It worked like a prayer.
ReplyDeleteThank you Thank you Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI did EXACTLY what you did, thought I would "help" the minidisc along by pushing it in further with a big disc....lol - and I work for an IT company!!!!!
Oh dear, God bless good old gravity eh?!
Thanks again!
xxRxx
That just happened to me today.
ReplyDeleteFirst time for me -- I searched BEFORE I stuck the disk in. Thank you all for saving me from doing my usual idiotic push first and ask questions later. So question remains -- how do you play Mini's on the Mac? Thanks, Jay
ReplyDeletethanks so much! why can't companies provide installation software on proper cds?
ReplyDeleteApparently we're all idiots. I did it too- pushed it farther with a big CD, got that one stuck too!! eventually was able to eject the big one but the ol' shake 'n gravity drop finally worked for the little guy. whew. lesson? Do not put a mini-cd into a mac slot! and now we know.
ReplyDeleteI too did the same and it worked. We all laughed out loud. Praise the lord...
ReplyDeleteThanks y'all for the posts. How amazingly predictable some human behavior is. I too noticed the disk did not go all the way in and assumed if it was in properly I would get a mount icon so gave it the extra shove! The decisive shake seems to have done the trick. I tried multiple times with the restart track pad bar/eject key method and the angle/shake, no luck. I eventually slid a Skiddles the Clown card in - it is a thin shiny card -and jiggled the card around while doing the restart with the above shake. It came to the edge but retreated when I tried to grab it with really thin needle nose pliers. So I bounced the MacBook (Intel Core Duo) decisively on my knee and the mp3 player 3 inch installation disc fell on the floor. Big sigh of relief. And I have AppleCare! Moral of the story, unless the disk tray pops out to accept your 3" disk its not an option to use mini disks. Lyn
ReplyDeletewhat can i say. we had the same problem, googled and followed yr example. however, our's is not the mac book, but the big screen i-mac. thanks a million.
ReplyDeleteyou know what. IT REALLY WORKS. lol
ReplyDeletei tried what you did and shook me laptop and let gravity do the job.
thanks. =D
Thank you! Aved the daya and the need. To got to the mac store... apple shoud solve this problem tho... really stupid that u can't play the mini cd on macbook... and I thought apple had it all...lol
ReplyDeleteGosh! I shd have read this post 1st before going thru all the trouble in unscrewing those darn 21 lil screws!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had read your message before I took my Macbook to the Apple store where it was purchased. I was told that the mini disk could do $1000 worth of damage. When I finally picked it up a week later, I was told how it took hours to disassemble the computer to retrieve the disk and how lucky I am to only be charged $140 even though it was still under warranty when all it needed was a shake.
ReplyDeleteOmgosh, I am so glad I read this entry before taking my macbook apart. A thousand thanks to your random entry!
ReplyDeletePraise the lord it worked for me too.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I tried a business card before seeing your article and business cards don't work.
I did the exact same thing. No lie. mini cd, pushed it in farther with another cd, panicked, then shook it. worked like a charm.
ReplyDeleteJust also wanted to say thanks. I came down to find my wife surrounded by all kids after she had inserted a mini CD into my drive and was asking why it didn't work. A quick shake (which all of your messsages gave me the courage to do) probably saved our marriage.
ReplyDeleteyoure a genius.....i was yelling at my husband but i shook it and it worked
ReplyDeleteHaha, you're the shakin online hero - your little trick worked lick a charm and saved approximately 50$ at the Mac store :-D
ReplyDeleteThanks mate
Dear...a billion thanks to your from INDIA...You saved me of so much trouble. Cheers to you for posting this. Big hugs and best wishes :)))
ReplyDeleteMr. Graham, if you were register that solution for "mini cd stucked into macbooks pro", you´d be rich by now!!!.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn´t a very technical solution but it certanly was extreamly efficient!!!.
Cheers and thanks a lot!!.
Ignacio
THANK YOU!!!! Argh. I had to shake mine pretty hard. lol.
ReplyDeletethx so much i was ready to kill my self at the mac store jk, but yea it would have been really lame of me i love just giving it a shake and it worked
ReplyDeleteaaaaaaand another thank you. And thanks to all the other people who commented - it makes me feel far less foolish for having gotten into this state, and gave me extra courage to get with the shaking! Now to try and figure out how to install the software w/out the mini cd ...
ReplyDeleteyour post just saved me from having my father get out his small screw drivers and taking my brand new macbook pro apart. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis worked a treat.
ReplyDeleteGave the macbook a hard shake and the little CD dropped out.
THANK YOU!!!
ReplyDeleteI would have never gotten that CD out if I hadn't read this.
You rock
you SAVED me time and money. i completely panicked when the mini cd got stuck but you're advice of shake shake shake shake totally worked!
ReplyDeletedude, i know a million other people have already said it, but thankyou so f*&^%$£ much, worked for me too
ReplyDeletebrendog
oh my word! thank you so much. You are a genius! I had the exact same problem and it totally worked!
ReplyDeletesame thing happend to me and i found this answer it worked it really really works thankyou million times
ReplyDeleteflo
Too funny that this has so many comments... this must clearly be an Apple design flaw!! :)
ReplyDeleteIt worked for me. Thanks++++.
ReplyDeleteI was very angry especially when I read that Apple will not cover this under warranty. Thanks God!
I am so glad that I found this! Shaking my mac resolved my dumbness!
ReplyDeleteAnother awesome wee guide - this saved me my sanity :) Cheers!
ReplyDeleteHa! Am just another idiot to add to the list :P
ReplyDeleteThanks for your help! Was so relieving watching that disc fall out...might just put it back in again :o
Thank you again! :D
thanks! you saved my macbook – and saved me out of the panic :)
ReplyDeleteAnother success story thanks to your brilliant solution! Thanks for saving a trip to the Genius Bar!
ReplyDeleteDid the same thing. Tried to fish it out with a plastic knife. Then googled, found this page. Laughing at the comments :) Had to post. Will try the gravity trick later :)
ReplyDeleteHoly moly, I never would have thought of that. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks shaking worked great..
ReplyDeleteThe shake worked! you rock!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh! you just literally saved my life! i was sooo worried that i had ruined my computer! wow! thanks so much! it worked amazingly!
ReplyDeletethanks you soooooo much it worked!!!! i thought i killed my laptop but i shaked it and the stupid disc came right out!!! thanks again!<3
ReplyDeleteomg i got a mini disc stuck in my MacBook Pro, and i've been shaking the laptop for a while and nothing is coming out off it.. im in a shock and im having some sorta panic attack cos i've only gotten the laptop 4 days ago..!! plzz i need help
ReplyDeletethe shaking thing aint working with me.. cos it seems like i've got the mini disc stuck inside badly =|
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! You are too good! I tried so many intelligent ways to get it out...no luck! Well, they say "Simple minds are great" :)
ReplyDeleteAdios!
lol... great fix. thanks for posting. :)
ReplyDeleteit worked !
ReplyDeletethank you!!!!
The same thing happened to me. I embraced the laptop, shook a little and hit it gently... WORKS!!!
ReplyDeleteI almost just made this mistake and thought I would google it first. I am so glad that I did!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great 'technical' advice! I did the same thing - put a small disk in my MacBook Pro, stupidly thinking the modern technology would be able to handle any size disk. Obviously it got stuck and I tried pushing it in with another cd ad various other things, but to no avail. Then I Googled it and found your post, shook and shook my Mac and eventually it slid out enough for me to pull it out with my nails. Phew! Thx.
ReplyDeleteI love the internet! Thank you for the advice. Did the same thing with a minidisc, that godt stuck in my computer. I couldn't handle to hear my computer technician husband tell me what a stupid thing I had done. Thanks for helping me solve the problem by myself :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad so many other chumps must do this on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteHow much can i shake my Mac without damaging it though?
I just did this. thought nothing of it, sticking a mini cd into my husband's macbook. i did it, then immediately felt like an idiot. Good to know I'm not the only dummy here! I was flipping out until I came across this post- IT WORKED! Shake, shake, shake - and out came the cd.
ReplyDeletethanksssssssss x1000000000000
Thanks a TON, Graham!
ReplyDeleteI bought my Macbook Pro day before only and inserted the mini disk in the drive thinking it will suck it in.
Thank you so much!
If you dont get it out, just use a ID card to wiggle around until the cd gets kinda loose then shake the macbook and it will come out..
ReplyDeletebless you!!!!!!!!!!! it worked, after i tried taking it out with a paper clip. i love the internet!
ReplyDeleteIt's been 3 years since you posted this...but it helped me today THANKS!!!!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely thought: "Oh just push it in farther with a CD and then press the eject button." Epic fail.
ReplyDeleteThen I read and tried the advice given on your page.
Epic success.
Followed with a sudden laughter...
All the way from Saudi Arabia, thanks.
Thanks to all of you - I tried the pushing in of the big CD and jammed it over the little guy - pushed eject and the big CD just came out and then out came the small disc - main lesson is that there are no stupid actions because look at all the help that has come from this blog! If we didn;t do stupid things sometimes we wouldn't learn ways of fixing them up. Cheers everyone!
ReplyDeleteI managed to get the mini dvd
ReplyDeleteout by shutting the macbook and giving it a shake. macbook started
as normal.
I never comment on blogs but you just saved my life. Haha, I can't believe shaking the laptop never occurred to me (during those two minutes of panic).
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Nothing ever works for me but I closed my mac, shook it on its side and that small disk came out far enough for me to pull it out! Hooray, life is back to normal in Sookie world!! lalalala whu hoo
ReplyDeleteWow. Mini disck stuck in my Macbook pro. Shaking worked. Thanks guys!!!
ReplyDeleteThis saved me! :D
ReplyDeleteI can't thank you enough! You just saved me tons on money. I was headed to get an "expert" to take it out. Thank you! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI FUCKING LOVE YOU! I PUSHED IT IN WITH ANOTHER DISK, THEN I THOUGHT I BROKE IT I ALMOST CRIED OUT OF FRUSTRATION. THEN I CLOSED MY MAC AND SHOOK IT AND POP!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!
thank god for this blog... i was panicking... now my micro cd is out. for a moment i thought i messed up my MBP
ReplyDeleteTHANKS, I panicked felt like a moron then read your post after rebooting like 15 times and having that do NOTHING!
ReplyDeleteMy boss did the same thing! He even tried to take the back off. I made him an appt at the apple store then googled it! I kept telling him to just shake the damn thing!! 120 people cant be wrong. He said it wont work. I walked in turned it upside down gave it 4 good shakes and then canceled the apple appointment! Thanks for your help! Comment 121 :)
ReplyDeleteyou are my true brother...i did EXACTLY THE SAME THING...evn i pushed it further in..but reading your blog i took the names off all the possible gods on earth and d Cd wz out in one strong shake
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!!
If you are ever in Pune India...The treat is on the house!!!
+1 saved MacBook Pro, thanx =)
ReplyDeleteYup chalk me up to the group, just shook my macbook and out it came! Thank God, its a work laptop and id of been in hot water! Thanks again you technical wizard!
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