Sharing discs
If your Mac doesn't have a built-in optical drive and you need to use a CD or DVD, you can connect an external drive like the Apple USB SuperDrive. You can also share discs from the optical drive of another Mac, or from a Windows computer that has DVD or CD Sharing Setup installed. DVD or CD sharing allows you to access documents stored on these discs, and allows you to install some software.
DVD or CD sharing isn't designed for some kinds of optical media. Connect a compatible optical drive directly to your Mac if you need to use one of these discs:
- Audio CDs
- Blu-ray or DVD movies
- Copy protected discs (such as some game discs)
- Recordable CDs or DVDs that you want to burn or erase
- Microsoft Windows installation discs
- Jan 25, 2018 - Most of the Macs Apple sells these days don't ship with a DVD drive, so if. You can download a trial of MacX DVD Ripper for free, but you can.
- Mac OS X Leopard DVD 10.5 DMG (ISO) Free Download No Comments January 29, 2018 Mac OSX, Operating system Download Mac OS X Leopard DVD 10.5 ISO is the latest version which includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
- Sep 14, 2012 I want to download it to my iMac so I can upload it to my website's server. You can copy a DVD to another DVD, and you can save the DVD image on your Mac later to be mounted and played as a DVD, but to extract video content from a DVD for the purposes of uploading it to a server is not a trivial task. The formats are completely different.
If you have a Microsoft Windows install disc that you want to use with Boot Camp, you can create a disc image of this disc and copy it to a USB flash drive for installation instead.
Setting up a Mac to share discs
To share discs from a Mac that has a built-in or external optical drive, use these steps:
![How To Download A Dvd To A Mac How To Download A Dvd To A Mac](https://www.macxdvd.com/mac-dvd-video-converter-how-to/article-image/download-hollywood-movie.png)
- On the Mac that has an optical drive, choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
- Click the Sharing icon in the System Preferences window.
- Make sure you've entered a name that you can easily recognize in the Computer Name field.
- Enable the checkbox for DVD or CD Sharing.
- You can also restrict who has access to your optical drive by selecting 'Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive.'
Setting up a Windows PC to share discs
To share discs from a Windows PC that has a built-in or external optical drive, use these steps:
How to Burn Movies to DVD on Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP. To burn downloaded movies to DVD on Windows PC, you can get help from iSkysoft DVD Creator for Windows.This DVD burner for Windows version has the same function as the Mac version.
- Download and install DVD or CD Sharing Update 1.0 for Windows.
- From Control Panel, open 'Hardware and Sound'
- Click 'DVD or CD Sharing Options.'
- Select the checkbox for DVD or CD Sharing.
- You can also restrict who has access to your optical drive by selecting 'Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive.'
If you're sharing discs from a Windows computer and your PC has firewall software enabled, be sure to allow access to the following programs from your firewall:
- ODSAgent
- RemoteInstallMacOSX
Use a shared DVD or CD
How To Download Dvd To A Mac Computer
After you've enabled DVD or CD Sharing, you can use that computer's optical drive at any time. Insert a disc in the optical drive of the computer that's being shared. The disc should then be available on any Mac that's connected to the same network.
- On the Mac that doesn't have an optical drive, open a Finder window.
- Select Remote Disc in the Devices section of the sidebar. You should see the computer that has DVD or CD Sharing enabled.
- Double-click the computer's icon, then click Connect to see the contents of the CD or DVD available from that computer.
If you can't use a shared disc
If your Mac already has a built-in optical drive, or an external optical drive connected, you won't see the Remote Disc feature appear in the Finder or other apps.
Copy Dvd Mac Os
If you're using a compatible disc and you don't see it from Remote Disc, make sure the sharing computer is turned on, is connected to the same network as your Mac, and has a compatible CD or DVD in its optical drive. If you've enabled the option to ask for permission before using the drive, click Accept on the computer that is sharing its optical drive.
Related Articles
- 1 Copy a File From an iMac Drive
- 2 Load a Disk onto an Apple iMac Computer
- 3 Burn DVDs on an iMac
- 4 Insert a Disc in a MacBook
If your company has an Apple iMac, take advantage of the computer's built-in optical drive to copy DVDs. Whether you need to duplicate a PowerPoint presentation or back up a disc full of important accounting documents, the native Disk Utility application on your iMac has you covered. With Disk Utility, you create an “image” of your DVD that you can burn onto a blank DVD, send to a co-worker or upload to your company’s website for download.
1.
Launch the Disk Utility application on your iMac. Disk Utility can be found in the Utilities section of your Applications folder.
2.
Insert the DVD you want to copy into your iMac’s optical drive. Close your iMac's native DVD player if it opens automatically when your insert the DVD.
4.
Click “File” on the main Disk Utility menu, hover your mouse over “New” and click “New Disk Image” on the submenu that appears.
5.
Enter a name for your disk image in the provided field on the Save As dialog. Select a location to save your image and click the “Save” button to begin creating an image file from the data on your DVD. This process may take up to an hour, depending on the speed of your iMac’s optical drive and the amount of data being copied.
6.
Eject the DVD from your optical drive when the image creation process is complete.
7.
Click “Images” on the main menu in Disk Utility and select “Burn.”
8.
Click the image file you saved and click the “Burn” button.
9.
Insert a blank DVD into your iMac’s optical drive to burn your copied DVD.
Warning
- You cannot use Disk Utility to copy DVDs with copyright protection.
References (3)
About the Author
Andrew Tennyson has been writing about culture, technology, health and a variety of other subjects since 2003. He has been published in The Gazette, DTR and ZCom. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and a Master of Fine Arts in writing.
Photo Credits
- Thinkstock Images/Comstock/Getty Images
Choose Citation Style
Tennyson, Andrew. 'How to Copy a DVD on an Apple iMac.' Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/copy-dvd-apple-imac-56270.html. Accessed 29 May 2019.
Tennyson, Andrew. (n.d.). How to Copy a DVD on an Apple iMac. Small Business - Chron.com. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/copy-dvd-apple-imac-56270.html
Tennyson, Andrew. 'How to Copy a DVD on an Apple iMac' accessed May 29, 2019. http://smallbusiness.chron.com/copy-dvd-apple-imac-56270.html
Note: Depending on which text editor you're pasting into, you might have to add the italics to the site name.