I got it to work with my older macbook pro that does have an optical drive, but i was especially interested in using remote disk with my windows pc. Like other updates, apple isnt offering many details other than to. Of course you could also just get a different external dvdrw cdrw drive too at less cost, as many of the other solutions either work immediately with plugandplay in windows and. From ultrabooks to netbooks, computers are shedding their optical drives. How to use another computers dvd drive across a network. Use icloud photos on your pc to download all of your photos and videos from icloud to your computer, or upload your windows pictures library to icloud. Download and install apple s dvd or cd sharing software onto the pc. Once the drivers are installed properly in windows, the apple superdrive should accept discs, read, write, and eject them as expected, just like it does on the mac. Sharing your cd or dvd drive from a pc is not any harder than sharing from a mac, but you do have to install some additional software first. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
How to use the cd or dvd drive from another computer on. This evening i read an apple support article about using remote disk. With home sharing, you can share, stream, and import media from up to five computers that are connected to your home wifi network. When dvd or cd sharing is on, a green light will appear on the sharing page. When your family sets up purchase sharing, all new apple books, and app store purchases will be billed to the organizers account. Setup on pc on the windows pc with the dvd drive, download the dvd or cd sharing software provided by apple. In addition all downloads will be served directly from apple s web site or hosting service. If you have windows 10 or later, you can visit the microsoft store to download icloud for windows. Apple dvdcd sharing setup for mac free download and. To share discs from a windows pc that has a builtin or external optical drive, use these steps. Use the cd or dvd drive from another computer with your mac. Just turn on ask to buy for children in the family. Enable disc sharing, restore, migration with macbook air.
Update all of your apple devices to the latest versions of ios, ipados, macos, and tvos. On your pc, make sure that you have the latest version of itunes for windows. The section that addressed that topic said to download and install dvd or cd sharing update 1. The two computers must be on the same local network to share an optical drive. If you still use an occasional cd or dvd, you dont have to buy an external optical drive you can share another computers optical drive over the network. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. This name will appear on the dvd driveless mac later. We do not modify in anyway the installation program for dvd or cd sharing. Apple released dvd or cd sharing setup for the macbook air wednesday evening. Browse and download thousands of apps for your mac from your mac.
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