Newbie - Won't detect cd drive Mac 2025

[seneca]

Just setting up the trial version and fallen at the first hurdle. Tried turning everything on/off, but it says No drive selected. Anyone help?

[Spoon]

https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/forum/read-only/hints-tips-read-only/39079-macos-security-permissions

[seneca]

Ok, I'm new to this tech stuff and can't decode your simple instruction! I've got to privacy & security but don't know what >> Privacy & Security >> Full means! I decided to just buy the full version and have seen in the bottom left corner, next to CD Drive it says dsk2 [ATAPI -iHas124 W] but for some reason in settings.cd drive it says No drive selected.

[Spoon]

You should insert an audio CD, then look in those options, Choose 'Launchpad' >> Settings

[sower]

Hey Seneca, just chiming in, I had a similar issue before. Make sure the CD you're inserting is an actual audio CD (not a data disc or MP3 CD), or it won’t show up. Also, once it’s in, try quitting and reopening dBpoweramp; sometimes it just needs a refresh to detect the drive properly.

[PWillco]

I've had dbPoweramp for years now, but I'm using a hefty desktop OWC DVD burner I just bought recently (not a slim drive, but an internal DVD drive in enclosure). [Edit: My computer system is MacOS running Sequois 15.5]

I've had I think the same problem, and I did everything suggested here as well, with the security settings & audio CD inserted. I also tried using a different cable which didn't help and uninstalled the software completely (with App Cleaner), reinstalled software and restarting the computer.

But it has been reading and ripping the majority of my CD's as expected. And without issues.

When I go to Settings in CD Ripper, and select CD Drive, 95% of the time it says "no drive selected" and I cannot un-check "Read into Lead-in or Lead-Out".
It has shown the CD/DVD drive a couple times and i was able to un-check it, but when the drive is 'not selected' it has that check box filled in and grayed out.

There was one time soon after I got the new DVD drive, when the drive did show up as 'selected', I did check the "Read into Lead-in..." box, thinking it was a good idea, but now it's just stuck at that setting when there is no drive selected.

This has caused the problem on some discs (but not all) to not be able to rip the very last track. And when that happens I've just used either Apple Music or XLD to rip the last track.

It's kind of annoying, but I'm fortunately able to get all the songs ripped with the help of other software.

My old portable slim burner didn't have this problem. But I never tried to change the CD drive settings on the old drive.

[jfkaess]

I am having the same problem. I have an external DVD drive which I've been using to rip CDs without any problems for more than a year. I recently replaced my iMac with an M4 Mac mini. It rips some CDs without any problems but on other CDs which look perfectly clean and unscratched I'm getting 1,000's of frames to re-rip. I suspect some type of configuration problem. When going into CD Ripper settings, it says under CD Drive, "No Drive Selected" but down in the lower left it shows my external drive. I have an audio CD in the drive which successfully ripped without issue. I've gone into Privacy and Security and given CD Ripper and DBpoweramp both full access. I've closed and restarted the CD Ripper. I've rebooted the Mac mini, I've unplugged the USB drive. i changed CDs. It still says Np Drive Selected which of course keeps me from changing any of the drive settings.

[Spoon]

Possibly this:

https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/forum/dbpoweramp/cd-ripper/328462-common-problems-with-usb-disc-drives-verbatim-pioneer-read-this-first

No configuration can change the drive giving out bad data, that is what 1000's of frames of re-rips, bad data.

[RoeDoe]

My CD drive is fine. I can convert an audio track with it from aiff to m4a. CD ripper just says looking for disk and the CD drive eventually turns off.