How to Force Eject a CD or DVD from a Mac. Force Ejecting a Disk - Mac. In the event that a disk has become stuck in your Apple computer, there are several steps you can take to try to force it to eject. Restart your computer, hold down the mouse button. If you have a 2-button mouse, hold down the left click. If your computer has an eject key on the keyboard, restart the computer again, this time holding the eject key. Open a Terminal window and type in drutil tray eject.