I get the following message when I try to eject my iPod from my laptop: the iPod cannot be ejected because,it contains files that are in use by another application.
iPod shuffle, Windows Vista
Go to your computer's System Tray and try ejecting. If you can't eject, there is an application that is trying to access your iPod.
Go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx and download ProcessExplorer.
Go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555665 and follow the instructions under Resolution.
Note that this is a good, general process any time you can't access any file.
In my case an update to RealPlayer installed a program called RecordingManager that was accessing my iPod.
I have this problem with my iPod Classic and iPod Nano, but not with my iPhone or iPad. I found that if I close my Chrome browser, I can successfully disconnect the iPod. Weird. But it works. Must be some conflict when the Chrome browser is running.
-Phil
While my iPod is connected to my laptop via iTunes I get the following message when I try to disconnect: the iPod cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application.
