Superdrive wont read or eject stuck disc

[Davesink]

Made the mistake of inserting an old iMovie DVD w a paper printed label which was unreadable (no alert or desktop icon) into my external Superdrive. It makes repeated noises like it’s trying to eject, but doesn’t. Tried restarting & ejecting w keyboard combos, holding down mouse at startup, & ejecting w terminal command. No luck. There’s no paper clip eject hole, so what to do now? Thanks for any thoughts.

 

[JonathonPerry]

Sometimes gently tilting the drive and giving it a light shake can help dislodge the disc. If that doesn’t work, you might try pressing and holding the eject button while the drive powers up after a restart. If all else fails, a trip to the Apple Store or a tech repair shop might be necessary to avoid damaging the drive.

 

[Zelda]

Made the mistake of inserting an old iMovie DVD w a paper printed label which was unreadable (no alert or desktop icon) into my external Superdrive. It makes repeated noises like it’s trying to eject, but doesn’t. Tried restarting & ejecting w keyboard combos, holding down mouse at startup, & ejecting w terminal command. No luck. There’s no paper clip eject hole, so what to do now? Thanks for any thoughts.

Ensure you have the 'Eject' tab visible on the menu bar,
.
Try double right-clicking on that Eject button.

I just spent an hour until this combination worked.
The Superdrive might take many minutes before out pops the DVD.
Good luck to you.