Can't restore via iTunes.

When I plug in the iPod, I get "iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes."
When I try to restore it via iTunes, after entering my password and beachballing, I get "The iPod "iPod" could not be restored because it is busy."
I've tried this numerous times to no avail.
Any way of forcing this? - j

Hey there,
Try this:
Safely eject the iPod from your computer. Once you have done that, log out and then log back in from your computer and attempt to restore the iPod again.
If still, no luck, try restarting the computer and then re-attempting the restore process again. Hope this helps.
B-rock

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