Tip: when you have a CD / DVD connected to iTunes, as well as one or more iPods or iPads, the Ctrl+E / Command+E keyboard shortcut will eject the CD / DVD by default. You just need to follow the same steps to eject an iPod (touch, classic, nano, or shuffle) or an iPad from iTunes: unlike a CD or DVD, which you can just eject from your computer manually (which are just 'dead' data containers), these electronic devices, like USB flash drives, need to be first safely disconnected on the software side, before they are physically unplugged.ĭirectly disconnecting an iPod or iPad from your computer may not corrupt its data, but it can - so, never 'cold unplug' active devices. This is the same command as going through the Controls menu in iTunes' main window, and choosing ' Eject Disc' - on both Mac OS X or Windows.

Another way to eject that CD or DVD is to use the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+E on Windows, and Command+E on a Mac.

The easiest way to eject it from within iTunes is just to click the open symbol, as shown on the screenshot:.

Locate the CD or DVD you have loaded, which should have been detected and displayed inside iTunes.

Eject a 'device' right from iTunes: CD's, DVD's, iPads, or iPodsįollow these steps to eject a CD or DVD from iTunes:

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