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Source: To play a DVD from non-optical storage, such as a memory stick, in DVD Player choose File > Open DVD Media and point at its VIDEO_TS folder.

There are at least two good ways to do this. DVDs are really just a bunch of data files, and you can move those to your Mac either via DVD – if it has an optical drive – or by copying them from your PC to a memory stick or other storage. Once on your Mac, you can view them using DVD Player.

In that app, choose File > Open DVD Media. Select the VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD, or in the folder to which you copied the disc’s contents on your memory stick, and the app should load and play the video as normal.

You can also “rip” homemade DVDs to a more convenient format using one of the many ripping apps on the Mac – HandBrake () is free and a popular choice. As your personal DVDs won’t be encrypted, you won’t

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