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iPod cannot be ejected. . .
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Buck_W
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Jan 23, 2008, 07:53 AM
 
All of a sudden I am unable to eject my iPod from iTunes. I keep receiving the following error message: "The iPod cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application."

Has anybody encountered this before? Any suggestions as to how I should troubleshoot it? I have no idea what application could be involved.
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Feb 26, 2008, 02:28 AM
 
Happening on my 5G now. Had to do a "diskutil unmount force [disk path]" to get rid of it.
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Feb 26, 2008, 07:09 AM
 
just do a disconnect during a restart. quick enough. then, plug it back in to make sure it ejects properly.
     
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Feb 26, 2008, 03:00 PM
 
No, I think it preempts a normal restart. You've got to do a forced unmount or just pull the plug on the iPod (obviously forced unmount is preferable). I think it's my brother's third party 5G game Phase that's doing it.

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