The Remote Disc in the sidebar is a special item listed there that lets you connect to discs over your network. It isn’t something you get rid of or remove. It is just access to a feature. If you have no need for it, then you don’t need to use it. Hack into mac on same network on computer. See Use the CD or DVD drive from another computer with your Mac for more information. Jul 03, 2017 Apple sells Apple Remote Desktop on the Mac App Store for $80, but you don’t have to spend any money to remotely connect to your Mac. There are free solutions — including one built into your Mac. These solutions will let you access your Mac’s desktop remotely, whether you’re using another computer on the same local network, or you’re. I've an iMac 10.10.3. When I open Finder and go to iMac under Devices I see my HDD, NAS, etc. But I also see 'Remote Disc'. I can't eject it (right click-Eject doesn't do anything) or trash it (The item 'Remote Disc' can't be moved to the Trash because it can't be deleted). Aug 13, 2018 Researchers showed remote style hack for new Macs. The result would be gaining remote access to the Mac. It appeared that the new Mac could be compromised even before the user were to take it out of the box. The researchers' findings were discussed at the recent Black Hat USA 2018 in Las Vegas. Jesse Endahl, chief security officer of Apple.
I have a MacBook Pro mid 2012 with a dvd/cd drive. I have “remote disc” showing up in Finder. I’ve tried to “Get Info,” and it shows “Locked” in grey letters. How do you unlock this and how do you remove this? Also, can someone who had physical access to your MacBook Pro create a script and hide the capabilities where they can remotely view my hard drive and computer……as in leaving a backdoor open? As I understand, this feature is for those MacBook Pro’s that did not come with a DvD/CD drive, so why on earth would I have this feature?
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Matt
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Matt
I love my MacBook Air, and I’m sure you lucky folks who have one of the new Retina-display MacBook Pros love your machines, too. But if you don’t want to pony up $80 for one of Apple’s SuperDrives, the occasional need to install software from discs can be a pain in the nether regions. Luckily, if you have another relatively new Mac (running 10.4.11 or later) that does have a CD/DVD drive, you can co-opt its drive for your own machine using the Remote Disc feature. And it’s very simple to do!
First, go to the machine that has a CD/DVD drive and open up System Preferences > Sharing. Turn on DVD or CD Sharing, and if you’re the paranoid type, toggle on the “Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive” checkbox.
From then on, whatever disc is in that drive will be accessible on your network from any Remote Disc–compatible machines (which are models that didn’t ship with a drive themselves).
To install software from that remote disc, go to the driveless Mac, open a Finder window, and find the Devices section in the sidebar. You’ll see Remote Disc there, and clicking that will bring up the list of Macs on your network that are capable of serving up disc goodness.
(If you don’t see Remote Disc listed, make sure that “CD, DVDs, and iPods” is turned on in Finder > Preferences > Sidebar.)
Then just double-click the name of the computer in question, and ask for permission to use the drive if you need to.
If you must ask for permission, your Mac will get a “waiting” dialog box, and the other machine will send its user a request.
Once permission is granted, you can treat the remote disc just like it’s connected directly to your machine. Install software from it! Go nuts and install more software! Fervently wish you could import audio CDs from it! (Really, you can’t. One of the not-so-fun caveats here is that Apple won’t let you import CDs or movies using Remote Disc.)
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For more information, including detailed system requirements and how to share a drive from (gasp!) a PC, check out Apple’s support article on the topic.