Should be simple but seems out of my abilities. I'm a 20 yr vet of Windows from 3.1 to Vista and am stumped.

Alternative: Copy Audio CD with Quicktime (AAC) You Mac comes with QuickTime, and QuickTime actually allows you to rip your music CD – albeit one song at a time – to M4A files (which uses in this case the Apple AAC codec).

I can not move a file to my Mac from a CD. I began by trying to move a voice file my meditation instructor had made for her new students and discovered that was not possible. It is not copy protected just a home made CD with her voice on it, though she does have some chimes behind her voice. So I guess it could be called 'music'. Download free camtasia for mac. When I inserted the CD it opened and played but there was no way to copy it. I then tried to open and save to HD a word processing file (MS Word) and it promptly refused to open and would not eject.

I had to shut down the iMac and start up again then use a paper clip to manually force the CDRom to eject the disc. There is Microsoft Word on this Mac so I thought the file would at least open. I need all the help I can get at this point. As Symphonix stated, you should be able to import music into iTunes. If you put this CD into a stereo, will it play it? If it does, then it is probably a genuine audio CD.

If it is genuine audio CD, iTunes usually launches immediately. Have you disabled this feature?

When you played the song on your computer, what program was playing it? As a test, put in a regular music CD purchased from a store and see what happens. Try to import some of that music into iTunes.

If you want to copy files from a data CD to your new computer, just select the files on the CD and drag them to your desktop or to a file on your desktop. Occasionally, an Apple computer will not copy an item and it makes an alias of the item. (An alias is a 'shortcut' in Windows parlance.) To avoid this, hold down the Option key as you drag your items from the CD to the desktop. Get back to us!

Hi all, Thanks for your help. I was unable to find the CD file in the 'Source' area in iTunes However, on the 5th or 6th attempt of starting from the top and reloading the CD, suddenly a small box opened on the desktop with a message saying something like 'do you want to copy these files to iTunes?'

I can't remember the exact message but that is close. I clicked yes/ok and suddenly the file was in iTunes.

The full iTunes screen did not appear when that small message popped up on the desktop. I've had no problem adding music from a commercial CD. It appeared just as you mention in your reply to my question.

It's just this CD made up by a friend with a combination of her voice with soft chimes in background that is not loading into iTunes as you say it should and is giving me fits. I mentioned earlier that it is not a commercial CD just a homemade CD. One other question. You mention the CD files should appear in 'Source' but what I see is just the word 'Device' I am assuming the Source and Device are the same thing on a Mac; 'Device' appears along with 'Library' and 'Playlists' when I load a music CD onto the Mac. Now on to regular old text files.

I attempted to load the MS Word file onto the Mac but it coughed up a massive hairball a second time and once again refused to eject the CD so I had to resort to shutting down the Mac restarting then using a paper clip in the small port next to the CD slot to manually eject the CD. It won't eject until the Mac has been shut down and restarted. I don't understand this??????? The CD works fine on my PC and since this Mac has MS Word installed I assumed it would open the file.

Is MS Word for Macs different than MS Word for PC. If a file is written using MS Word on a PC will is be usable on a Mac that has MS Word? Sorry for the redundancy. I wonder if your two issues are related -- since the CDs are apparently not being recognized appropriately. If your Mac is still under warranty, I suggest phoning Apple support at 800-APL-CARE.

Even if your warranty is up, they may waive a fee if you are lucky. You are correct that Device means Source. Example of a cash flow report. When you put a CD in the computer, does an icon representing the CD appear on the desktop? If it does, open the CD and drag the files out to the desktop. Try opening them now. (If this is possible, what is the file extension for your friend's sound file?