A lock icon on my iTune

why there is a lock on the iTune next to the free space?
How can I take it off,'cause I can't control my ipod on this situation
does the restart can solve this problem?

The songs are "greyed out" because you have the iPod set to transfer songs automatically. That is also why the padlock icon appears at the bottom of iTunes next to the space used/available.
If you want the songs to be bold and selectable/editable, then you need to change to manage the content manually.
Please note that by editing/changing the songs on your iPod in this manner, the changes will not affect the songs in iTunes, only on your iPod.

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Lock icon next to iPod in iTunes

ok, i have a 30GB Video iPod. every time i try to load anything on it on iTunes, down at the bottom, where it tells you how much space is used, there's a lock icon next to where it says how much room is on my iPod. it won't let me load any kinds of media, except photos. can someone please tell me what this is and what i can do to fix it?
Dell Deminsion 2400 PC Windows XP

It means your iPod is in auto sync.
Go here -> iPod 101: Fill 'er Up

Lock icon at bottom of iTunes screen when iPod connected and selected -grey

I'm a longtime Mac and iPod man trying to get ipod working for friend who has Dell laptop and XP.
Have downloaded and installed latest Windows software for both iPod and laptop.
Problem
iPod is recognised, but I can do very little with it in iTunes. Items get greyed out, iPod screen often returns to internal menus (that is appears as if iPod is disconnected) and strangest of all (for me ) is that a lock icon appears at bottom of iTunes screen in line where iPod capacity is shown. Have reset iPod, restarted computer, iTunes etc. no change.
Here's the thing - same problem when connected to my iMac G5!
Any suggestions welcome.

Got my answer from nice chap with a Windows machine!
It was because iPod was in autosync mode which I have never used myself since I have way too much stuff in iTunes.

When Ipod is plugged into itunes there is a lock icon at the bottom.

When I plug my ipod up to my itunes there is a lock icon on the bottom of itunes next to the amount of music (i.e. 6.5 days). My friends doesn't have that icon when he plugs his up to his itunes. How do I turn it off?

Manually updating is not as easy and takes away from the easy syncing from your computer to iPod.
If you really want to do it...
Manually Updating iPod
Automatically updating is easier and better, in my opinion.
To make that extra drive stay...
Manually Updating iPod
btabz

Song titles are greyed out, lock icon on screen in itunes

I'm trying to copy fies to my iPod through iTunes and it seems to be locked. It's successfully connected to iTunes and I see my iPod name/library, however all of the songs are greyed out and theres a lock icon near the bottom of the screen next to the Free 27.13 GB (lock icon next to that).
Is something wrong with my iPod or iTunes? Please help.

That is normal if you are set for auto-syncing the iPod.
If you change it to manual mode, the little lock icon goes away.

Lock icon on itunes

when i plug my ipod into my computer, the itunes player comes up. my I.P.O.D. playlist shows up and at the bottom, the bar shows how much space is left on my ipod. next to it is a lock icon. im having trouble with my 2GB nano holding the 500 songs its suppose to. right now it will only hold 73 songs and ive converted all my songs to apple lossless. i was wondering if the lock icon has anything to do with my troubles?
gateway Windows XP

Grey text when you look at the content and lock symbol at the bottom of the screen simply shows that your iPod is set to "automatically update songs and playlists". . If you want to access your iPod directly, play it through your iTunes, connect it to a second computer etc. you just need to change the update method to "Manually manage songs and Playlists" in the iPod preferences. For more detail see this tutorial: Managing Your Songs Manually
You won't get 500 songs a Nano on in Apple Lossless format, a file in that format is only about half the size of an uncompressed CD file which makes them typically 18-20 MB each. The numbers quoted by Apple for the number of songs an iPod will hold are based on a typical 3-4 minute song in compressed AAC format with a bit rate of 128 kbps. This is the default format by the way that is used for songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store. You will need to change your import settings if you want to regularly import CDs in that setting as.
You can ALSO convert your songs in iTunes to AAC if you want to get more on:
How To Choose Import Settings
How to convert a song to a different format

Nano lock icon on, nothing works

Hello, I have a 8G 4th gen nano. It plugs into the computer and iTunes reads it, but the 'connected screen' is the only one that stays on after the language screen goes away. I can play songs using itunes controls. The battery icon says fully charged. When unplugged, it doesn't turn on. The lock icon is always on when connected and the trackwheel doesn't work. Have done the 5Rs and button toggling. Help?

Sounds like the locking mechanism has broken. You will have to get it serviced.

HT1766 what is that pic of a lock icon on back up restore options

what is that pic of a lock icon on back up restore options

It could mean that the backup is encrypted.... If you're referring to seeing this in iTunes, that is.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5162

I just got my first ipad. When I turn it on, the screeen briefly flashes on "lock" icon on the screen, then nothing happens and the screen goes black. how do I get started?????

I just got my first ipad. When I turn it on, it briefly shows a start up screen with a "lock" icon then goes black. how to i get started????

I resently purchased an ipad and i think i could help. Does it look like a plug and itunes? Thats what came up on mine. Try pluging it into your laptop and go on itunes. They say the new ipad with ios5, you dont need your computer, then i cant help you there. But go to an apple store they are very helpful. They helped me recently and they are very nice. They could help anyone, from old people, to youngsters like myself. I hope i helped you. I tried my best :)......keep in mind, im only 12
P.s. i purchased my ipad before ios 5

Lock icon at bottom & can't access my music from other comp.

I have noticed while using my iPod video there is a lock icon at the bottom of iTunes and it doesn't allow me to access my music while using other computers. how do i remove this feature so i can play mt music.

The lock icon appears when you iPod is set to automatically update.
Set it to manually update and you should be able to play the music from other computers.
Hope this helps.
M

Lock icon on music

What does the lock icon on my songs mean? It seems that every time I try to use on of the 'locked' songs, it completely messes up my slideshow. Can I get rid of the locks?

Don't know if the circumstances are the same but...
I found this happened to my "purchased" music when I had ITunes and iPhoto on different drives.
The first slide is timed to last for ages, then all the other slides progress very quickly to catch up.
I took the cheats way out and simply cycled my slideshow music to a CD and re imported it into iTunes from that CD.
It then no longer showed as "purchased" and worked fine with my slide shows.
I presumed it was something upseting the rights management as I was working with an external drive.
Cheers,
David.

Lock icons on music stored on external HD. Why?

Please read entire problem: I have downloaded music to an authorized iMac...i then back up the music to an external HD. Then i try to move the music to an another authorized laptop (same house/workshop).... i notice that some of the music has a lock icon. Some of the music i have downloaded back to back... and only some of the music has the lock icons and i can't bring it into my laptop....at present the workaround is turning on filesharing.....but what's the point of "backing up" if the music is locked? I have been doing this for about a year....never had a problem before.... is it an update problem? am running iTunes 7.5

Well.... I decided to redo what i had done. Before i moved the music from the first machine, i made sure it was "authorized"....then dragged copies of the bought music onto the external hard drive. Then before i moved the music from the external HD, i made sure i authorized the machine i was moving them onto. Not sure if this did it or not. There are still "lock" icons on the music, i've moved onto that machine, but they DO play. I have NO IDEA what happened..... but it is working again. ????....

After OS 10.4.6 update, mounting my other Mac - drives have lock icon. Why?

I have a Powerbook and a desktop G5. I share files between them and mount drives (my home directory) on both desktops to easily move files back and forth. Recently after I updated to 10.4.6, when I mount my home directory on either machine (from the other machine), the drive (folder) has a lock icon next to it making it READ only.
What can I do to remove that lock so I can WRITE to my home directory on each Mac? Thanks!
Robert

When I do Command-I, I see that I have read/write access for the local drive - depending on the machine I am sitting at - and the other networkeded drives allow read only.
I guess the question is - how does the system know a user with the same username and password are actually the same person?
Robert

I just noticed that some of the movies I had in iTunes did not get transferred to the iPhone. The missing movies are shown as generic movie icons in the iTunes panel. How do I get the original movies to show up again and transfer to the iPhone?

I just noticed that some of the movies I had in iTunes did not get transferred to the iPhone 5. The missing movies are shown as generic movie icons in the iTunes panel and are checked to select them. But they do not show up in iPhone Videos. How do I get the original movies to show up again and transfer to the iPhone? I recently upgraded Mac OS to 10.6.8

1. iTunes won't offer cloud downloads for songs that it "thinks" are in your library, even if it "knows" the files are missing. If you've exhaustively searched for the missing files and there is no prospect of repair by restoring to them to their original locations, or connecting to new ones, then delete that tracks that display both the missing exclamation mark and are of media kind Purchased/Protected AAC audio file. Don't hide from iTunes in the cloud when asked, close iTunes, then reopen. You can download from the cloud links or iTunes Store > Quicklinks > Purchased > Music > Not on this computer > All songs > Download all.
2. Why? Not sure, perhaps 3rd party tools or accidental key presses combined with previously hidden warning messages when trying to organize the library. There is a hint that using the feature to downsample media as it is synced to a device may also be involved, though I've not replicated it. Whatever the reason a backup would protect your media.
tt2

I just upgraded to Firefox 5.0.1 and since the "lock" icon never appears when accessing secure websites, where should I look for it?

I just recently upgraded to Firefox 5.0.1 and now the "lock" icon doesn't appear anywhere (I can find) when accessing secure websites. I haven't seen it once. It used to appear in the lower right corner of the screen. I also have Norton Internet Security.

Padlock is no longer part of Firefox; it was removed beginning in Firefox 4. The padlock shows that there is a secure connection but does not supply additional information. You could have made a typographical error and still have been connected to a secure connection. The padlock was replaced in Firefox 3 with the Site Identity Button. Familiarize yourself with the Site Identity Button at the left end of the Location Bar:
*https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/identity/
*https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Site+Identity+Button
*http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/05/06/635/
You can install this add-on if you wish: *https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/padlock-icon/
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Not related to your question, but...
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*Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers: [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Java%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-or-updating-java Installing or Updating Java in Firefox]

A lock icon on my iTune

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