Ipod Always Says do not disconnect

someone help Please Im in need

Welcome to the Apple World!!!
To reset your iPod, hold down the middle and menu buttons for 5-10 seconds. Your iPod will restart and you will be back at the main menu. More information about recusing you iPod from trouble can be found at http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/.

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Always says "do not disconnect"?

Fifth gen IPOD, always shows the "do not disconnect" warning; It used to show the full battery screen when the ipod had been connected for sufficient time, say overnight, but now it always says do not disconnect unless I manually disconnect through Itunes. Is this something to worry about?
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My ipod started to only show the do not disconnect screen after itunes said it was a corrupt ipod. Neither disconnecting the ipod with itunes or windows changes anything. It is starting to annoy me.
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IPOD *ALWAYS* flashes DO NOT DISCONNECT

IPOD ALWAYS flashes DO NOT DISCONNECT when connected to my computer. How do I fix that??

Personally I would, from the information you have given, reset my iPod and/or restore it and then try it again. If this still happens repeat the process but re-install iTunes and QT.
I know this is not a quick resolve but, personally, these things must be done before doing much else since it could be a number of reasons this could be happening - try the more obvious approach first (if you haven't already). If this still does not work then I will not be able to help, there are others here that certainly know more than I do - failing that visit an Apple Store if possible since I would have a guess at stating its more an iPod problem than the software on your computer.

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

No matter what I do - it always says "DO NOT DISCONNECT" when I conncect

As soon as I hook it up to my computer - it goes to the Do Not Disconnect screen and just stays there forever. I left it on over night and it still said it. I've reset it and it still says it.
Please help.

Hi pmason09!
The following is from the "iPod User Guide".
If You Want to Disconnect iPod, but the Screen Says “Do not disconnect”
• If iPod is transferring music, wait for the transfer to complete.
• Select iPod in the iTunes Source list and click the Eject button.
• If iPod disappears from the iTunes Source list, but you still see the “Do not
disconnect” message on the iPod screen, go ahead and disconnect iPod.
• If iPod doesn’t disappear from the iTunes Source list, drag the iPod icon from the desktop to the Trash (if you’re using a Mac) or click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray and select your iPod (if you’re using a Windows PC). If you still see the “Do not disconnect” message, restart your computer and eject iPod again.
However, when I had the same problem as you describe, the following worked for me:
1. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
2. Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.
Tip: If you are having difficulty resetting your iPod, set it on a flat surface. Make sure the finger pressing the Select button is not touching any part of the click wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Menu button toward the outside of the click wheel, and not near the center.
If the above steps did not work, try connecting iPod to a power adapter and plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet, or connect iPod to your computer. Make sure the computer is turned on and isn’t set to go to sleep.
Hope this helps!
Judie

My ipod is saying do not disconnect

hi my ipod is connected to mac and saying do not disconnect for a long time what shall i do

Reset it. To do this, press and hold both the Select/Center and Menu buttons together long enough for the Apple logo to appear.
B-rock

Used IPod Updater - IPod keeps saying Do Not Disconnect

I had to restore my IPod because of an issue with it. Now when I plug the IPod into my computer it says I need to use the IPod Updater to update my software. I did this last nite at 6 PM and it still says Do Not Disconnect. It has been almost 12 hrs. Help! I would like to use it on my business trip coming up.

Updating the iPod software shouldn’t take any longer than a few minutes.
First of all, try clicking on the little x in the top corner, which might take you to the next stage in the process. Sometimes it gets stuck.
If this doesn’t work, shut down the computer, disconnect the iPod, restart the computer, run the updater again, and connect the iPod when prompted.

HT1435 my ipod is saying do not disconnect

I'm trying to add music to an older ipod, and I have a message on the screen saying, do not disconnect and it's been showing for awhile.

If the iPod is set to Manually Manage Music (on it's Summary screen in iTunes), you need to eject the iPod before disconnecting it. The Eject button is next to the iPod's name, to the right. After ejecting, the DO NOT DISCONNECT message should not be there.

IPod not showing up in itunes, iPod screen says Do Not Disconnect

I just got a nano, and installed the itunes software on the computer. It was working fine, I even put some songs in it, the Do Not Disconnect screen came up, and so I hit the eject button. As soon as I did that, the PC froze and so did the nano. Now, whenever I put the iPod in the USB port, and open itunes, the Do Not Disconnect Screen comes up, and the iPod is not listed under the Source list in itunes. What can I do?

That happened to me on numerous occasions. if you have more than one user on your computer using itunes, it may be connecting to the other user.
also if you have a window's computer, this link may help.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
good luck!

My PC Froze While My iPod Was Saying "Do Not Disconnect"

My computer is frozen and my iPod is connected to it and saying "Do Not Discount" but my iPod is not frozen. Do I unplug my iPod or shut down the computer? What do I do?

See the answer in your double post.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9154357#9154357

After connecting my ipod, it won't my ipod stop saying "Do not disconnect"

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If apart from the "Do Not Disconnect" your iPod is working normally and updating then you probably have it enabled for disk use. If this option is switched on then the Do Not Disconnect will stay there until you manually eject your iPod.
Connect your iPod and in iTunes 6.x go to Preferences>iPod. Under the Music tab see if your iPod set to automatically sync (automatically update songs and playlists) with iTunes and also has a tick in the box marked “enable disk use". Remove this tick and your iPod should automatically disconnect after it’s finished updating.
If you are using iTunes 7, connect your iPod and in when it appears in the source list click on it to see the preferences pane. In the "Summary" tab see if there is a tick in the box “enable disk use". Then under the Music tab see if your iPod set to automatically sync all songs and playlists. In Summary remove the tick from "enable disk use" and your iPod should automatically disconnect after it’s finished updating.
If you have your iPod set to manual update, the box will be greyed out and ticked by default, in that case check this link: Safely Disconnect iPod

Ipod keeps saying Do not disconnect..

Ok.
I bought my ipod 5gen yesterday. I installed things from the CD. When I connected my ipod to the comp the iTunes won't open automatically. So I opened it, but it wont recognize my ipod. I went my computer and then there wuz a removable disk called IPOD.. I did everything i could from the FAQs except re installing the Windowz.. mine's windowz XP service pak 2. I read posts in the bottom and there wuz solution.. going to Manage and renaming things.. but it won't work either. wut should i do..
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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
See this...
Windows Recognizes iPod But iTunes Does Not
Make sure you have read that one. I think you were referring to a different link.
btabz

Ipod nano won't stop saying do not disconnect

I just bought my ipod nano today and i charged it up, downloaded songs and my itunes says update done but my ipod still says do not disconnect. it is fully charged too. i have a windows xp computer too.
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40gb Ipod says "do not disconnect" all the time... please help!

My 40gb ipod just says do not disconnect all the time when it is connected to my pc. itunes says the update is complete and my computer is recognising the ipod.
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I'm having the EXACT same problem... it all started after I did the iPod software updater...
HELP!!
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