The Mouse Trick

If for some reason, perhaps because of a power outage or a system error or a bug on the disk, your CD or DVD is stuck in the computer, try the good ol’ mouse trick:

Hold down the mouse button. Keep holding it down and turn the computer back on; your disk(s) should pop out like toast.

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