Are you trying to eject your iPod from your computer but the "Do Not Disconnect" screen won't go away? Sometimes that flashing red icon can be pretty annoying - especially when you are in a hurry. However, the iPod's disconnect screen does serve a good purpose. It lets you know when it is safe to unplug your iPod from your computer's USB or FireWire port. Incorrectly disconnecting an iPod while it is in use can damage data on the iPod and/or the computer's hard disk.
But what should you do if the "Do not disconnect" message remains on your iPod even after you properly ejected it? Don't worry, this is a common problem with a fairly easy solution.
Requirements:
Any iPod
A computer with iTunes
installed
Before you just disconnect your
iPod from your computer, you need to properly eject it first. Incorrectly
disconnecting an iPod while it is in use can damage data on the iPod and/or
the computer's hard disk.
How to eject your iPod from
your computer:
Quit ALL open applications
and stop ALL running process
that may involve your iPod. As long as your iPod is connected to the
computer, and you have not ejected it from the operating system or iTunes, the "Do
not disconnect" message will
appear on your iPod. If you are copying
files onto your iPod or if iTunes is automatically updating music on
it, you will not be able to disconnect your iPod until these tasks
finish. So quit everything, even iTunes. Let's start fresh.
Open iTunes.
Eject the iPod using iTunes:
Source Window : If
iTunes thinks your iPod is still attached to your computer, your
iPod will appear in the Source panel. To the right of your iPod
is a small gray arrow. Click on the arrow and your iPod should eject.
The gray Eject
Arrow is circled in red in
the image below.
Eject Icon: You can also Click the
Eject iPod button in the lower right corner of the iTunes
window, as indicated below. The Eject iPod button appears when
you select your iPod in the Source list.
Is your iPod is still displaying
the "Do not disconnect" screen after you successfully ejected it in
iTunes? You can also try to eject the iPod from the operating system level using the Finder (Mac) or My Computer (PC).
Mac
Click the Finder icon in the Dock.
Select the iPod icon on your Desktop.
From the File menu, choose Eject
iPod (Command-E).
Windows
Double-click on the My Computer icon on your Desktop.
Right-click the iPod icon.
Choose Eject from the
menu.
If the "Do not disconnect" screen
still appears on your iPod even though you're sure you've ejected it
correctly, you might be able to just disconnect it.
Please follow these steps first before unplugging the iPod while the "Do
not disconnect" is still flashing :
Listen to or touch the
iPod to see if its hard drive is spinning. If
the hard drive is not spinning, you can safely disconnect iPod from
your computer.
If the hard drive is
spinning, quit iTunes then re-open it. See if your iPod appears in the
Source list. If so, try to eject the iPod again.
If the hard drive continues to spin while displaying the "Do
not disconnect" message, reset
it, wait 5 seconds and then quickly disconnect it from your computer.
You can also try shutting down your computer. Sometimes that will make the "Do
not disconnect" screen finally go away.
When you've successfully
ejected the iPod, you'll see this message
on iPod's screen: "OK
to disconnect"
"It worked to perfection. hanks!" ~EC
"I have just updated my iPod and even though my iTunes says that the update
is complete, my iPod has said, "Do not disconnect" for the last 4
hours. I had left and come home and I thought that it was ready to be unplugged
but as soon as my computer came out of sleep mode, it went back to saying "Do
not disconnect." Why is it doing that? When will I be able to disconnect
it? What happens if I DO disconnect it and how do I prevent this in the future?
Thanks for your help!" ~
Annie
"My iPod does not
appear on iTunes. But is on the desktop. Constantly on "do not disconnect."
"Whenever
I connect my 10 GB iPod to my computer via my Firewire port ... I get this
annoying 'Do Not Disconnect' screen. And also, my computer does not recognize
my iPod as connect to my computer on the iPod Manager and when I try to
configure the iPod, it won't configure it because it says it isn't
connected with power on, when I know it is. Any help you could provide
would be very very appreciated. Thank you." ~Devyn
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