How to get two 2 mini stuck CD's out of an iMac

[johnhurley]

I was just asked for help removing a "stuck" CD from a 17" iMac. Turns out it has been stuck in the drive for TWO YEARS! It would spin and the Eject motors would grind away -- but the disc remained firmly in the drive. Solution: Extremely sticky duct tape folded over a credit card. Push the credit card + tape into the drive slot in front of the CD and get it firmly stuck on the disc. Then slide out the credit card, leaving the tape stuck on the disc. Finally, gently pull the duct tape + disc out of the slot. Worked like a charm!

And to add icing to the cake, we tried putting another CD back in immediately afterwards. Read it no problem, ejected no problem. Must have just been something funky about that one particular CD from two years ago.

I have not had to try any of these ideas yet! ( thankfully ).

FYI: there is some extremely strong duct tape called Gorilla Tape that might be called into play in situations like this.