Can't open any file

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jpb02
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Can't open any file

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cos' makemkv begins with searching cdrom reader, and opening file is greyed.

Thanks for your help

jpb
Woodstock
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Re: Can't open any file

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If the drive is open, MakeMKV should detect that it is empty, and not spend a lot of time trying to read anything from it. If it does, the operating system may be telling it, "Yeah, there's a disk here."

When was the last time you restarted the computer, in case the OS is confused?
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jpb02
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Re: Can't open any file

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Woodstock wrote:If the drive is open, MakeMKV should detect that it is empty, and not spend a lot of time trying to read anything from it. If it does, the operating system may be telling it, "Yeah, there's a disk here."

When was the last time you restarted the computer, in case the OS is confused?
I did restart the computer just before launching makemkv...

And I can't access preferences, which is also greyed

Thanks for your answer !
jpb02
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Re: Can't open any file

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It was effectively a problem with the CD reader. I did not use it for years. I could not open it normally with the "eject" keypress. But when i opened it after a reboot, makemkv worked normally. I think I will remove it (mac pro early 2008)

Thanks
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