Sd card stuck in cd drive

By mistake a sd card was pushed into cd drive  now can't pull this out

Hi,
Dont worry this hapends all the time and had happend to me a few days ago. The only thing you have to do is cut a piece of card board preferibly from a cearal box into a L shape. Make sure its half an inch in width. Make sure your mac is on and dont worry you cant get a shock from cardboard its not a conductor. The reason i say leave it on is becuse if you compress a mecinizim at the back by acident it can fix its self by making an ejecting noise. Fidle around with the cardboard l until you feel the sd card. It may take a wile but one you think you have it aplly pressure to it and pull it out. the sd card is ussualy on the bottem of the drive. I am not saying you canot damage your mac but i am saying if its done gently you could possibly not damnage it. Taking it to the apple store to remove it may cost as much as a new ex drive give it a try it worked like a charm for me.
kc

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