"Do not disconnect" bothers me so much

When I open iTunes, my iPod stops iPlaying with the message "do not disconnect". I hate it.
When I plug my iPod into my iComputer to iCharge, the iPod stops playing with the message "do not disconnect"
If iTunes is not running and I plug in my iPod, I get the message "do not disconnect" which never goes away until I launch iTunes.

3. How do I make my iPod so that when I plug it in to charge, the music does not stop playing with message "do not disconnect"? Maybe Apple sells a special charger that does not give message "do not disconnect"?
You play your IPODs music through ITunes. Either by using the ITunes files or the IPOD's files.
2. How do I make my iPod so that I can unplug it anytime?
If the IPOD is not set to "Disk Mode" then use the eject button in ITunes to eject the IPOD. Then diconnect it.
1. Is it okay for me to unplug it at anytime?
No it is not, you risk locking your IPOD up.
I do not use my iPod as a hard disk. I don't even understand what that means. I use my iPod to play music through the earthphone jacks and I plug it into the computer to charge it not to use it as a hard disk
Read this lower right hand side:
Using IPOD as a Hard Disk:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/tutorial/ipgettingstartedt13.html

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Please do not send emails to me because it was bothering me so much.

Please do not send emails to me because it was bothering me so much.

Most of the people on these forums, including myself, are fellow users - you are not talking to iTunes Support here.
If you mean emails from these forums then see if this user-tip helps you stop them : https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3661

TS1496 How does this work for a Mac Pro? Just did an update and my iPod video click is no longer recognized by iTunes or in finder but shows do not disconnect. What do I do?

I downloaded the latest update of iTunes 11.4 today - Columbus Day. Went on to purchase songs. Then attached classic iPod to sync. upon attached usb to iPod, the "Do Not Disconnect" message appeared. Waited a long time and iTunes would not recognize my iPod. (10 minutes minimum. Gave up counting) Shut down iTunes and restarted. Still no recognition. Restarted computer - Wouldn't start. Unplugged USB and then it started. The only way to get computer to start up again was to unplug - now I'm worried that I've just screwed up my iPod. Upon starting back up - plugged iPod back in - sell no recognition. Am I up a creek with no paddle now? My iPod- touch is recognized and I was able to update it successfully. With that being said, it took a heck of a lot longer than it normally does post update. Was this the update that no longer likes classic iPods?
I have a brain injury and the classic is helpful at night when I can't fall asleep and I can play soothing stuff to help calm my brain down. The touch is way to bright and can cause lots of bad reactions due to light sensitivity - way too much blue light to trigger issues. The click wheel doesn't take so many moves to get to what I need.
Thank you to anyone that can help save my classic. medical bills are high and I can't afford to buy a new one. Two hours later, my classic still says do not disconnect and my computer does not recognize.
Thank you to any one for the ability to provide insight and troubleshooting.
pooped out.

1. Try Resetting the iPod. Hold Select and Menu for 6-10 seconds - until you see the Apple Symbol.
2. Use iPod Updater to restore your iPod to factory settings.
See if those two steps clear up your problem.

"do not disconnect" does not disappear, computer does not recognize ipod

Hi, if someone can help me, I will be eternally grateful, as I have been struggling to fix this this for a while now.
The problem began when, one day, iTunes decided to not recognize the ipod and would not update any songs. (By the way I use windows xp on a dell laptop.)
I tried resetting the ipod, and using a different usb port and both did not work.
Then, I uninstalled Quicktime, iTunes, and the ipod software, then reinstalled everything again (all the newest versions). This didn't do anything.
After that I went to start > all programs > ipod > ipod updater 3.23.2006, in the attempt to restore the ipod and just erase everything. However, when the screen shows "plug in an ipod to update it," the update and restore options never become available. This is the main problem - I need to get that restore option available.
I changed the ipod drive letter as well. And if this helps at all, the ipod still works when I unplug it from the computer. But when I plug it back in to the port, again all I get is "do not disconnect."
I am trying to give as much information as possible, so, if this is important too - when I go to Manage under My Computer, and then Device Manager, anything regarding an ipod does not show up.
If anyone can take a moment and help me out, I would really, really appreciate it. Thank you for your time.
Windows XP

I'm having almost the same problem. I get USB device is not recognized. I have a mini, using XP Pro SP2, IBM Thinkpad.
Here's the thing. This mini used to work just fine on my computer. As a matter of fact it will work on every other computer I plug it into except this one. In fact I tried two other ipods that work just fine on other puters but not mine. Obviously there's a prob with the config of the puter. There must be a silver bullet here I just don't know what it is.
Here's what I tried.
1. Uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes and ipod updater
2. Ran my spyware tool per advice here ... caught some spyware, but nothing that helped me
3. Unchecked the power management in Root Hub of device manager
4. This is one that got me somewhere for a moment ... I went into device manager and disabled anything that said high speed, advanced, or 2.0 under USB Devices ... after that my ipod was recognized, but I received the warning that it was a high speed device connected to a non-high speed port ... per instructions on this forum I then put the latest iTunes and used the most recent ipod updater ... after that I re-enabled the high speed and now it won't recognize again
I'm sure I did a bunch of other crap that did not work, but I think the fact that it recognizes when I disable the enhanced/2.0 hub should point to something specific. I'm going to compare settings with the countless computers my pod works on, but until then if anyone has any insight I'd love to hear it.

Did not listen to 'do not disconnect' and now there's a noise and a sad ipo

It all started when I was in a hurry and ejected my ipod from itunes. As usual, it was removed from the Source list but my ipod still said 'do not disconnect.' I unplugged it and left. Hours later I was at my friends house and plugged it into her laptop to get some of her songs. It wasn't recognized in her Source list and it started to make weird, loud, grinding noises. I reset it and the sad ipod face guy came up. I went to the support page and it said to fully charge it before anything else. So, all last night I charged it and it continued to make that horrible noise all night. I went back to the 5 R's and tried all of them. I finally went to restore it but it's showing that icon that means that it isn't charged enough for the computer to recognize it. Similarily, the ipod updater keeps asking me to plug in an ipod, even though it's plugged in. Now, every couple of minutes, as my ipod is plugged in to my comp via USB, the apple icon shows up, it makes that noise and then the sad guy pops up. What should I do? (I apologize for the length but there's just so much going on with this.)
MAG
Compaq Presario Windows XP Pro

Strange noises are a telltale sign of hardware failure. If you want to be totally sure that your iPod is a baddie, reset your iPod, and when the apple logo is showing, press and hold the rewind and clicker buttons for several seconds. When you do this, the iPod should "chirp" and the apple will reverse. Now it's in diagnostic mode. After doing this, try to run the automatic tests. (note that when in this mode, the trackpad doesn't work, you have to use the rewind and fast forward buttons to go back and forth). Have iPod plugged in when doing this. If you end up with a sad iPod icon, then it needs to be sent in...

IPod stuck in "do not disconnect" and NOT recognized by iTunes

I updated to 7.1.1.... and my iPod is not stuck in "do Not disconnect" and not recognized by iTunes.
I have tried the Toshiba "Safely Remove Hardware" -- and selecting the iPOD -- but, notice comes back "cannot disconnect now because a program is accessing the device."
Anyone know where I can go from here??? Thanks very much.

the same thing happened to me yesterday after downloading the new itunes 7.1.1 the do not dissconnect would'nt go off and computer and itunes would'nt reconize my ipod video.
so i left it alone overnight to empty battery completely.
the do not disconnect was gone in the morning then i recharged it and plugged it back in to computer and everything is fine. i don't know why it froze on me.
my husbands ipod mini had a similar problem awhile back and i did the same and it also was fine.

Do Not Disconnect...

Hi,
I have just received my iPod Nano today and was installing it, during installation the Nano was charging and the screen flashing "Do Not Disconnect" unfortunately we did disconnect and now the ipod will not charge and is not being recognised by our PC. I have tried different USB ports and am now VERY worried that disconnecting may have damaged the ipod..... Any help is muchly appreciated

To get this fixed, restore your ipod.Connect the ipod, open the ipod updator, go to restore. It takes around 5 mins and will return the ipod to factory settings.
P.S The problem came from disconnecting while the ipod was showing do not disconnect. Always click the small eject icon next to the ipod in itunes before you pull the cable

Ipod classic screen stuck on 'do not disconnect' not responding to anything?

As the title suggests, I connected the ipod to load some music on it and the screen displayed the ' do not disconnect' sign.....but iTunes didn't bring it up and the ipod doesn't respond to anything. The laptop recognised an error with the ipod and suggested resetting to factory settings....but this failed....I updated iTunes to try again...but it will not recognise the ipod at all and the ipod is stuck on ' do not disconnect' not reacting to plug/power/laptop etc.....any help is much appreciated as there is literally nothing I can do with it.

Have you tried resetting your device?
How to reset iPod
B-rock

Please help--Ipod says DO NOT DISCONNECT and I cant stop it-

I wish there wasd someone I could talk to to walk me thru this.I was updating software, connected ipod and now the update is frozen, and I can't disconnect ipod. Help - I don't know what to do.

Follow Michael's advice.
The iPod will always show "do not disconnect" when attached to your PC because there is an active connection there. Think of it as being on the phone, if you pull the plug it will mess up the conversation.
On the bottom right by your clock you should have a little green arrow. That shows you what USB devices are hooked into your pc. As long as you do not have the iTunes software open, you can double click that icon and it will show you a small grey window. You will a choice that says "USB Mass Storage Device". Click it once to highlight it and then click the "stop" button on the bottom of the same window. You will get a pop up balloon telling you that it is ok to remove the device (your iPod).
If you have iTunes turned on, you will need to "eject" the iPod by either choosing eject from the file menu or right clicking on your iPod icon in the playlist (left side) of the iTunes software. There is an option in there called "eject iPod" which means that you are done moving files over and that iTunes can release the Ipod and you can use it.
If you don't have iTunes open, just follow the first step. Don't plug things in during the middle of an operation as that will cause lock ups.
Also depending on if you have USB 2.0 or not, the process of moving files and updating can be much slower so try to be patient.
Hope this helps...

My Ipod keeps saying "Do not disconnect" and the update ipod is not working

Hi,
I just got my ipod nano a couple of days ago and after loading the itunes and then plugging in the ipod i unplugged it when it said do not disconnect without thinking. Now when i plug in my nano it keeps saying do not disconnect and although the ipod symbol appears on the itunes, no instructions have popped up to explain how the music transfers even though it says it in the booklet and when i click file the update ipod button isn't clickable. I'm just wondering if there's anything i could do

Welcome to the discussions.
Are you syncing manually?
Manually Managing
Music
and have you seen this?
Disconnecting the
iPod from the Computer
JC
Thank you very much, i read the link on the manual and my preference was set to manually manage songs and after reading it i was able to put a couple of songs on to the ipod which is a lot better than where i was about an hour ago lol
Thank you

Mini help...do not disconnect

Help...I got a new Dell computer two weeks ago, transferred my iTunes over just fine, and everything was working well until Sunday. Suddenly, my computer won't shut-down or restart while my iPod is connected. Also, iTunes does not always open on the first try. When it does open, it will read and update my mini once...then if I remove the iPod and reconnect it, it flashes a "do not disconnect screen" and it will not update. ITunes says that it is updating my iPod, but the mini does not update, and the light does not come on. I have the latest versions of iTunes and updater (loaded last night 1/16/06). Apple Cust. Service said that my antivirus software was scanning my iPod and that it was considered in use. I use AOL 9.0 security, and they say this is not happening. I have looked at USB ports and tried to disconnect from there but get an error saying that Drive e: (my iPod) is in use and can not disconnect. I have tried three different USB ports, and two different wires as well as a connecting dock. Any thoughts?
Dell Windows XP Brand New Dell Jan. 2006

the same exact things has happened to me! i plug it in, i it recognised, and "updated." but i look at my nini and it still says "do not disconnect." so i disconnect it anyways, and none of my new music is on there. i even left it there for a while with that message on the screen, and came back hours later and it was the same. is it broken? and if i have a warranty on it still, can i upgrade to a nano for some money (i forget how much)? somebody please answer this question!

HT4759 Hello .. I've been subscribed for ic;oud for 20$ per year and I found it useless for many reasons: that I can not disconnect my mobile while the uploading process and it takes long time for uploading my data .. Its not a reliable system that's why

Hello .. I've been subscribed for ic;oud for 20$ per year and I found it useless for many reasons: that I can not disconnect my mobile while the uploading process and it takes long time for uploading my data .. Its not a reliable system that's why I need to deactivate the space service and take my money back .. Thanks

The "issues" you've raised are nothing to do with the iCloud service.
No service that uploads data allows you to disconnect the device you are uploading from while uploading data. Doing so would prevent the upload from completing. It is a basic requirement for any uploading service that you remain connected to it for uploading to be possible.
The time it takes to upload data to iCloud is entirely dependent on how fast your Internet connection is, and how much data you are uploading. Both of these things are completely out of Apple's control. Whichever upload service you use will be affected by the speed of your Internet connection.

Frozon "Do not Disconnect" image and cannot restore

My iPod is frozon on th "Do not Disconnet" image and mt ipod is corrupt so i need to restore it yet i can as it comes up with an error saying "There was a problem downloading the ipod software for the ipod "ipod". the requested resource was not found." any ideas i really need help cause i cant listen to any music on my ipod as it is frozon and cant restore
Geo

I held the "Menu" button along with the center button
for about 6 seconds (as they state you should) and
all of the sudden the screen finally broke from the
"Do not disconnect" screen and began charging, now
everything is working as it should.
Oh my gosh, thanks so much, that did it! I, too, did not know that the "Select" button is the middle. And in fact, in all my prior repeated attempts to re-set my iPod, I had made a point of trying NOT to press the middle, but just the Menu button and the bottom button at the same time (since I thought that the bottom/play button must also be the select button). (Why did I think that? Answer -- because the 5R's instructions seemed, I mistakenly thought, to be saying to be careful not to touch the middle. I guess not. If anybody at Apple is reading this, please note that people like me can easily confused by unexplained verbiage like "Select button," apparently. Please consider tweaking the 5R's instructions to explain this to others.)

My iPod is making a weird clicking noise - says "do not disconnect"

Okay - it started with my iPod pausing at random times. With headphones - with the car kit - when nothing was touching it - just whenever it felt. Then, I plugged it into my computer to add some new songs I had purchased to it, and iTunes didn't recognise it. Even tho' the iPod said "Do Not Disconnect", Windows didn't see it either. Then the clicking started - it sounds like the internal disc is skipping. Or hitting against something. I downloaded the new iTunes and the iPod Updater. Neither will see the iPod (the Updater crashes anytime I plug the iPod in). I've reset the iPod. I can't completely restore it because the updater doesn't see it. Windows recognises it sometimes on the menu bar - but not in explorer. The iPod sounds like it's working pretty hard just to exist. I let it die all the way - same issues. HELP!!! I'm pretty much in tears.

I eventually brought it in to the Genius bar at my local Apple store and it turns out that it had a bad hard drive, which explains the clicking. Not a software problem at all!

Do not disconnect....Do not disconnect...Cant see ipod in ITunes

I am a rookie at this whole ipod thing...Here goes...I have downloaded about 500 songs so far on my 30gig ipod and now when I go to plug into the USB port all I fricken get is "Do not disconnect"...but hold on...I also cant see my ipod anywhere on the itunes "dock" or whatever you call it.
Does anyone have any suggestion...much appreciated...And since I can't see my ipod I also can't download or do anything with it really
Windows 2000

I had that happen to me the very first time I tried using it. But I reset the Ipod, then connected it and Itunes was able to find it.
I'm not sure if that is your problem, but have you tried that?
I'm a novice myself, trying to learn all I can as I recieved the Ipod for christmas, and am still learning.
I need to learn how to get my music videos from DVD onto my Ipod.

"Do not disconnect" bothers me so much

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