cd icon won't show up when inserted

[kindlykritter]

I inserted a CD on my IMAC and the icon doesn't show up. When I restart my computer it does. But not when I first insert it. I hate having to close all my aps to restart every time I put a CD in.

It just started doing this after I did a routine update of some aps that was volunteered by my IMAC. Not sure if that has to do with it or not. May be a coincident.

 

[miles01110]

Is it the same CD you are trying to put in, or does it happen with every CD?

 

[joshs2000ss]

You're holding wrong.... sorry, had to say that.

What were the apps that were recently updated? Something there might give us a clue.

 

[mrfoof82]

Check the following under Finder Preferences:

• General -> "CDs, DVDs, and iPods" is checked under "Show these items on the desktop".
• Sidebar -> "CDs, DVDs, and iPods" is checked under "Devices".

If those don't work, also use Disk Utility and do a Disk Permissions Repair.

After both of these are done, let us know if you still have the problem.

 

[rkhgan133]

I m having the same problem after installation of macos Mojave. The icon of CD drive (when i inserted the CD in drive) not showing in finder/desktop. please help me if anyone have soluation

 

[nambuccaheadsau]

This is an external superdrive as OS X.14 will not install natively on early models with a built in superdrive?

 

[mikehalloran]

Are you running any particular OS on your iMac? Just curious in case i’s important.

I have fixed this issue by resetting the NV RAM.
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If those don't work, also use Disk Utility and do a Disk Permissions Repair.....

If running El Capitan or later, you won’t be able to do this. It won’t fix this issue anyway.

The other suggestions are good, though.