DRIVE SHARING

I HEARD THAT IT’S POSSIBLE TO RIP CDS TO MY MUSIC LIBRARY, EVEN IF MY MAC DOESN’T HAVE A CD DRIVE, BY SHARING THE DRIVE OF ANOTHER MAC. HOW IS THIS DONE? You’re right that you can share the CD/DVD drive of another Mac (see below). However, this sharing feature doesn’t actually work with audio CDs or copy-protected DVDs (most commercial DVDs), making it useless for your requirements. It can be useful for accessing creative projects from disc, though. For ripping CDs you will need to connect an external drive, like the Apple USB SuperDrive, to your Mac.

INSERT A CD

On the Mac with the shared drive, insert the CD you wish to access on the Mac without a drive. Once it’s mounted you’re good to go.

ENABLE SHARING

On the Mac with the CD/ DVD drive, go to System Preferences > Sharing and select the “DVD or CD Sharing” option.

CHECK WI-FI

Make sure that both Macs are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, otherwise the sharing facilities will not work.

OPEN FINDER

On the Mac without the CD/DVD drive, open a new Finder window. In the sidebar click on “Remote Disc” under Devices/ Locations.