And to use a shared drive on another machine, simply show the sidebar in
Finder. Go to it, find the sharing section of the table, and the drive should
appear there. Again, you can even share a Windows computer's disk drive, just
by installing a small utility from Apple. Also, it bears repeating
Hi,
To enable CD/DVD Sharing, go into System Prefs, in the Sharing pane and check
the box for CD/DVD Sharing. If your machine does not have an optical drive,
CD/DVD Sharing will not be an option for you in the Sharing pane.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Jul 17, 2014, at 1:
I somehow agree. I bought the late 2011 Macbook Pro with superdrive
thinking I would use it since am so used to DVD drives integrated into
PCs. I seldom use it and when I do it is for importing CDs into iTunes only.
On 17/07/2014 16:56, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi,
The only Mac that has a built-in
Yes. It's called Remote Disk for anyone interested. How do I enable this
on my late 2011 Macbook Pro? Thanks!
On 17/07/2014 17:14, Alex Hall wrote:
USB options are out there, and note that you don't need an official Super Drive
- most any should work. Don't forget, though, that Apple also allo
I'm pleased to have the latest iMac with an optical drive. In this
curmudgeon's opinion, Apple's removal of an optical drive from a desktop
computer simply so that it is very _slightly_ thinner is in extremely poor
taste. The fact is that we keep DVDs and CDs in our homes, and are glad of the
USB options are out there, and note that you don't need an official Super Drive
- most any should work. Don't forget, though, that Apple also allows you to
borrow another machine's drive. Simply enable the feature on any Mac that
includes a disk drive, or install the proper application on an Win
Hi,
The only Mac that has a built-in optical drive is the older 13" MacBook Pro.
Even the new MacPro does not come with a built-in DVD optical drive. My
understanding is two fold. This makes it a more sleek and lighter machine and
looking forward. Apple saw the demise of floppy drives back
No they don't and well no reason other than economical plus it reduces
the weight and size of the computer. You can always buy and use an
external DVD drive which plugs in via USB and they're not expensive at all.
On 17/07/2014 16:21, Brandon A. Olivares wrote:
So I just got a new Macbook Pro,
