How to open a magnetically locked Blu-ray or DVD without damaging the case 

I am SSOOOOO happy this video came up in your search! Other videos talk about using sharp tools to pierce through the casing, but it's all magnets so if you have ones that are strong enough, this is the way to do it!

I'm so glad this worked for you! It seems like such a common problem but I honestly couldn't find a good solution on RU-vid so I worked it out myself 😂

Glad it worked out for you! After seeing all the videos of people hacking in to their cases I felt the need to show a better way

Aw shucks! I made this purely because I also watched some other videos first and most of them resorted to damaging or destroying the case 😅

Awesome, glad it worked for you!

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Yes, it is easily removable once the case has been opened.

The magnets I used were from souvenir fridge magnets that had broken. Even then I had to stack them to get sufficient strength. You're right; the thin, flexible type are nowhere near strong enough. If you have an old hard drive to pull apart, the magnets they have are excellent. Otherwise you might need to get some from a novelty store or something. Good luck!

Thanks mate. I have a few old HDD's laying around so I'll give it a go. I have one movie which the store forgot to open and I can't be bothered going back there. It's happened a few times in the past as well so it's goo to be able to open them yourself. Thanks for the info. :)

Lol, I'm not in the UK, and the US does have these kinds of locks as well. I feel bad for you guys sometimes, too ;)

@@michaelbowden167 ohh , and why do you feel bad for us?

Once you get the case open the magnets are mounted on a strip of plastic that is easy to remove.

It isn't common, but you can find this kind of lock on blurays, DVDs, and video games. The lock is a deterent to casual theft. The store has a device built into their counter so they can swipe the cover to unlock it easily, but in this case the sales person forgot to do it.

Oh, they definitely have these in America. My Mom checked out some movies from the library over a weekend once, and the staff forgot to unlock them before loaning them to her. DVDs could only be checked out for a few days before they were due, and the library was not open on weekends, this menaing that by the time my Mom could return to the library with the problem, the DVDs would be due back, and movie renewals were not allowed. But luckily, the day my Mom went back, the person working there that day was friendly and let her renew them anyway, so everything turned out fine.

It's to prevent casual theft. Were you able to open the borrowed DVD using this tip?

@@michaelbowden167 I don't have sufficiently strong magnets.

@@Youdontknowwhatliterallymeans Ah, shame. Well, your local hardware store should have some. Possibly even supermarket.

Magnatile magnets are ferrite-ceramic and don't seem to be very strong. Fridge magnets are definitely not enough, no matter what. If you don't have strong enough magnets handy, try a hardware store. Steel magnets are good but for something even better look for rare earth, neodymium. Or pull apart an old hard drive.

Magnets only have an affect on magnetic media, not optical media.

Sorry to hear that -- were your magnets strong enough?

no,they wer'nt but I'm sure you're method works great though

It's really just a deterrent from casual theft. Anyone who has planned ahead would be more determined than a simple opportunist.

Sorry to hear it didn't work for you. As you can see in the video it does work, as it did for others in the comments. Did you do it properly?

My son made that comment! I’m sorry! We both tried for a very long time and were not successful. We used very strong magnets. We had to take it to the library for them to open it. They had a hard time opening it even with the machine. So I think something was wrong with the case. It took them several tries and then they threw the case away!