Select Hardware and Sound option from Control Panel and then click DVD or CD Sharing.Īfter that, open Finder on the Mac without optical drive. After confirming the computer name is correct, check DVD or CD Sharing option.
Open System Preferences from the Apple menu on the Mac with an optical drive and then click Sharing icon.Instead of getting an external DVD drive, you can share discs from other Mac or Windows computers with optical drive on your network. Some other cheaper Mac external DVD drives ($25-$50) can be found on Amazon, eBay and other online stores. Therefore, we need to learn how to get DVD content on Mac computers without optical drive at the start.Īpple officially released a compatible optical drive for Mac, Apple USB SuperDrive with price of $79. The removal of optical drive prevents us from importing DVD disc to Mac for ripping. Free Download What Should You Do Before Ripping a DVD on Mac Without Optical Drive
