This solution is suitable for those who meet 'Mac OS X DVD player not working on Big Sur/Catalina with not permitted error message' case. Change your writable DVD disc type if the content you wanna play is burned into DVD-RW disc. Then delete the file '~/Library/Preferences/' and reopen DVD player. Type or copy paste '~/LIbrary/Preferences/'.

Open the Finder > click Go in Finder's menu bar > Go to Folder. Click CDs & DVDs and navigate to the drop-down menu to the right of the words 'When you insert a video DVD' and select 'Open DVD Player'. First, click the Apple Menu and go to System Preferences. To play DVD on Mac, try the solutions below: If Mac DVD player doesn't permit all the discs you inserted, there is a good chance that something goes awry with the settings, writable DVD type or your improper operation. Every time I try to play the DVD it says it is not permitted?' 'My MacBook Pro will not let me play a DVD. When I click on the operations, to PLAY, it keeps giving a message 'NOT PERMITTED'.' 'Recently my DVD Player is not working properly because, although it opens normally with a DVD I've inserted, I can't get it to play. If Apple DVD Player Not Permitted Any DVDs If the DVD player not permitted part of your DVDs, but worked well with others, there are two reasons.Ģ. 'I have a disc that is region 2 and my dvd player says 'Not Permitted' when I try to change it to region 2.' 'Some brand new DVDs just purchased will not opens to the first screen, freezes on the title (there is no menu on the DVD) with the words 'PLAY' in the bottom right corner and when I press play or skip or anything, it reads 'Not Permitted''. DVD plays normally when inserted in a different player.' 'When commercial DVD (NTSC) inserted into MacBook Pro DVD Player, 'Not Permitted' and ' Supported Disk Not Available' error messages are displayed when I attempted to play the DVD. If DVD Player on Mac Not Permitted Certain DVDs So today we're going to talk about how to fix 'Apple DVD player not permitted' error when playing a movie. And the supposed-to-be leisure movie night is now turning into endless troubleshooting & online searching. When you insert a DVD into the computer and get ready to enjoy a good movie, the DVD player unpleasantly stops reading the DVD and pops up a 'Not Permitted' error messages.

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