Cannot eject ipod

I have a new ipod. After I put the music on that I wanted i clicked eject. The error message I receive is "cannot eject ipod because it contains material in use by another application"
Nothing else is open - I cannot figure this out. The only thing I can think if is that some of the songs came off another hard drive. Any clues?

This message appears often to me, too. When it happens, you could try playing a song in iTunes (even better if you play a song or video by clicking on the file itself, not by choosing it in the iTunes library). Another way is resetting your iPod (holding the central and menu buttons toghether) while still connected to your computer. If nothing works, look here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA28513?viewlocale=en_US

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I'm having tonnes of problems with my ipod and itunes:
1. I just bought a brand new macbook, and wanted to put all the music from my ipod onto my macbook, So i followed the directions on here for how to do that. incidentally, it did not work, and i was prompt to do nothing else but restore my ipod. Now that i've restored my ipod i can't sync songs from my Macbook to my ipod, and message occurs say " Attempting to copy to disk "LAUR'S IPOD" failed, device could not be read from or written to" The same message occurs on my home PC with windows. I have the latest version of itunes, the latest software on my mac, i've called 1800 they couldnt help, My ipod is still recognized by my computers, and still charges, it just doesnt sync, i've also tried deleting damaged music files too. I've restored my ipod about 3 times and still no luck.
2.I also can never eject my ipod, a message occurs saying " cannot eject ipod, try closing applications first" and there are no other apps open. WHY IS THIS SO HARD!
PLEASE HELP ME!! I've been with music for too long!

Start with these articles and see if that gets you anywhere...
iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305136
iTunes for Windows: iTunes 7 doesn't recognize iPod
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304434
iPod missing in "My Computer" or in iTunes for Windows
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
Also you might try forcing the iPod into disk mode first, then connecting it to your computer and see if that makes it show up in iTunes...
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
Windows confuses iPod with network drive or hard drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1493
Cheers,
Patrick

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I cannot 'eject' my Ipod after sync because 'it contains files that are in use by other applications'. What do I do to safely eject?

Try a hard reset of it first. See this article for instructions on resetting your iPod.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1320
Once you have successfully rebooted it, try to eject it once again.
B-rock

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Hi. I would appreciate any help possible. I just received an ipod shuffle as a gift. I cannot get it to play anything whatsoever. An error message I receive provides a possible clue to the problem, however. Whenever I try to eject the ipod shuffle, I receive an error message stating the ipod "cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application." No application, other than iTunes, is running.
Many thanks.

select ipod from the itunes source menu (on the lefthand side, w/ ipod icon). Click the Eject iPod button in the lower right corner of the iTunes window. when it has been succesfully disconnected you should get a msg that it is ok to disconnect on the itunes screen.
If it still appears, it is ok to disconnect, then simply reset it by turning it off, wait 5 seconds, and back on. This will save anything you may have on it.

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When I try to eject my iPod from the iTunes screen I get a "Windows - No Disk" pop up error saying that there is no disk in the drive, put a disk into the H drive. I also get an iTunes message alert that The iPod cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application. I can see the iPod name in Windows Explorer and I can safely eject using the XP Window's "Safely Remove Hardware" feature, but I want to fix this problem and free up whatever file that is being used by another application.

Are you using any third party applications to access/manage your iPod. I know that Red Chair Anapod causes this conflict with iTunes and I'm sure that other applications do to. Try uninstalling iTunes and then reinstalling the latest version.
Rick

Cannot eject Ipod, please help

I have the latest versions of Itunes (version 6) and ipod software and have tried to reset my ipod various times but it does not resolve the following problem.
After Itunes finishes updating my Ipod somehow I cannot disconnect the Ipod. Ipod keeps displaying "do not disconnect" and if I try to eject I get the message: "Ipod cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application".
I have unchecked in the options both" "Enable disk use" and "open Itunes when ipod is attached"... but this does not solve the problem...
any ideas?

Buegie, thanks for your suggestions.
Actually all the ways suggested in the links you indicated fail with the exception of resetting the ipod. If I reset it than I am able to disconnect (but this seems a bit too much to disconnect the ipod).
And even using the "safely remove hardware" icon in the system tray fails, in the sense that windows responds by saying that 'the hardware cannot currently be removed, try later'.
I then tried to connect the ipod without having the Itunes running and everything seems fine. I can disconnect it using the "safely remove hardware" icon in the system tray with no trouble.
Basically the best cure I found is to connect the ipod first and then run Itunes. If I have the Itunes software running and then I connect the Ipod, basically it seems that Itunes locks my ipod and does not let go...
Anyway, thanks again for your help.
Cheers, M

Cannot eject Ipod after updating to 5.0

I've never had trouble with ejecting until just updating to 5.0. I get the message, "the Ipod 'ipod' cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application." Now the new music on my desktop won't go to the Ipod. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

My problems on an iMac G5 running Tiger started 9/21 when I upgraded to iTunes 5.0.1. (Prior to that there were problems mounting the iPod if I waited too long after turning on the computer, iTunes 5.0).
On 9/21 iPod mounted but would not sync nor eject. Strangely, on 9/22 iPod synchronized and ejected; but on 9/26 it would not sync even though iTunes said it had. And then it would not eject, giving error messages to the effect that the iPod or its files were in use by antoher application.
9/27 I plugged the iPod into a Powerbook running Panther... no mounting problems... no ejection problems.
The iPod is third generation with version 2.3 software... connected by firewire.
I need help also... I am concluding that the problem lies in either the computer, Tiger or iTunes. But how to fix?

Cannot eject ipod from my computer

every time i connect my ipod this thing e_t tm auto play shows up. i can see my ipod in windows and in itunes. but when i try to eject it from itunes and the little green arrow in windows it says, the device "generic volume" cannot be stopped right now. what do i do? the only way to disconnect my ipod is to shut down windows which is pretty annoying. sigh, cannot wait to get a mac.

Well, it may not specifically be your PC...but get rid of it anyway.
It could be that your iPod is conflicting with another device on the USB chain. Connect your iPod to a rear port on your doomed PC, then connect your keyboard and mouse. Disconnect ALL other USB devices including printers, external hard drives, digital cameras, phones, scanners, modems, thumb drives, improbability drives, flash camera memory readers, etc. If you are on a network, disconnect from the network.
After this give your iPod a new drive letter, something much higher such as M or P or Z.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499

Cannot properly eject iPod

Whenever I connect my iPod to update it with new songs it appears that evertying works fine while the iPod is updating. Once the iPod is done updating I see the message in iTunes reading, "iPod finished updating" or something like that, except now the "Do Not Disconnect" warning stays on my iPod even after it is done updating. When I go to eject it through iTunes I get a message reading something like, "Cannot eject iPod because it contains files in use by another program." I did not have this problem before iTunes 7 came out. For the record, I'm disappointed with iTunes 7 because one thing that really bugs me about it is that scrolling through my library is so much slower now. Before iTunes 7 I could scroll up and down the hundreds of songs in my library fast, but now it scrolls slow.

Could it be the gapless function checking your downloaded tracks? I had the same thing - all tracks downloaded, but "warning message stays on ipod. Then I clicked the left arrow (were the message says your ipod is updated & is complete) And found another message saying "it was analyzing the tracks" - so it wasn't finished.Go 7 ??

HT1351 Whether or not I sync items on iTunes to my ipod, I cannot eject the ipod because a message keeps coming up and saying that my ipod cannot be ejected because it contains files that are being used by another application. How do I fix this?

I just got an ipod classic 7th generation a couple days ago and I'm having a heck of a time with it. My latest problem is that with media on iTunes, I cannot eject the ipod because it says that it cannot be ejected because it contains files that are being used by another application. What application is this, and what do I do about it?

Hi newipoduser,
Here are some possible solutions:
Do you use musicmatch jukebox on your computer? If you do, you have to go into task manager on windows and end process mim.exe. It interferes with disconnecting ext devices
Empty your "trash/recycle bin."
If that doesn't work, try quitting all your programs, especially music-type programs, basically things that look for mp3's etc.
if that doesn't work, "log off" then "log on" and that should refresh/purge your OS system.
Finally, you can restart your computer.
Hope one of these helps!
Cheers,
GB

TS1425 I cannot eject my ipod classic after sync with i-tunes on my pc. It states some of the files are being used by other applications. What does this mean? How can I get it to eject?

I cannot eject my new ipod classic after sync with i-tunes on my pc due, it states, to open files being used by another application. What does this mean? How can I get my ipod to eject?

If it's a one-time "glitch," you can try restarting your computer with the iPod still connected. Try ejecting again after the restart.
If the problem recurs, you may have a process running (other than iTunes) that is accessing the iPod's storage. When connected, the iPod's "disk" is like other mounted volumes. This process may be some type of utility that continously monitors your mounted volumes for security reasons, such as to prevent access by malware.
If you know of such a program that you have running in the background, there may be a setting to exclude your iPod's disk.

When I try to eject my IPod I get a message telling me I cannot eject because another app is using it. Nothing else is running, so I just have to pull the plug

When I try to eject my IPod after synching I get an error message that I cannot eject it because files are in use by another application. Nothing else's running so I just have to pull the plug. Why is this ??

ok---I stopped the sync process of photos and now everything else syncs but still cannot eject my ipod. Will try other tips on this website. Thank you

Ipod cannot eject. even with safely remove hardware.

I've had this problem ever since iTunes 7 was released. whenever I try to eject/update my iPod, I get an error saying "iPod cannot eject because it is in use by another program"
I've looked at programs that could be trying to acess it:
Outlook: not open, contacts not synced.
Antivirus: tried with *literally* three different programs, and with it all off. same thing
disk use: it's off, has been for the last 4 months.
I currently just shut down the computer, but the only problem is my iPod is now totally screwed over, and will not shut off, unless I use a speaker system's sleep function.
also, I know it is not adware/spyware/viruses, because we scan weekly, and we haven't had a problem for a year.
I have also tried it under every user account on this computer, and on numerous other computers. I have tried literally everything relevant in FAQs and such, and I STILL can't get it to work.
I've also managed to restore it a few times, and it has done nothing.

First of all, with your iPod connected, try resetting it. It may take several attempts. Also, try other usb ports on your computer.
Then, if that doesn't work look here.
iPod does not appear in iTunes.
Windows PC does not recognize the iPod is connected.

Cannot disconnect IPOD b/c files are in use by another program???

All other programs have been closed, but I cannot eject my IPOD. I have no clue what to do. This is the first time I've seen the message. I've only dl one song prior to the message and I deleted it to see if this would resolve the issue...to no avail. Please help

Easy way. Reset the iPod, then disconnect when you see the Apple logo.
Another way. Hold ctr-alt-del to bring up the Windows Task Manager. Go to the Processes tab and look for iTunesHelper.exe and iPodService.exe. Select them and hit the End Process button. Close the Windows Task Manager Window and try ejecting the iPod via the safely remove hardware method.
  If you are still having problems you can try one more thing. Right click on the My Computer icon and select Manage from the list of actions. Go to the Services and Applications item and from there the services item. Double click on the services item to bring up the list of services currently installed on your computer. Look for the iPod Service and double click on it. From the new window select Stop. Now try again to eject using the safely remove hardware option.
  If all else fails shut down the computer and disconnect the iPod.

Keep getting error message when trying to eject iPOD nano

When trying to eject iPOD, getting error message ..."cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application". No other application is open but iTUNES. What does this mean? and are there any tricks to get it to eject?

Usually this is caused when antivirus "Grabs" the drive to scan it in the background, and/or windows itself "Grabs" the drive for indexing and things. It also happens if you play a song off the ipod thru iTUnes, then stop it.
Usually rebooting will force it to let go

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