ipod cannot be ejected b/c it contains files that are in use by another application

Hey there TOSKABORRA,

I have an article for you that will help you address this issue with ejecting your iPod:

Safely disconnect iPod

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1853

If the steps in that article do not resolve the issue, you will want to reference the information in this article in order to resolve the issue:

iPod: How to Safely Disconnect if iPod doesn't eject

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1709

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!

-Braden

Here is what worked for me: In my search to find which application, other than ITunes, may be connected to my IPod, and after closing everything I had open, except ITunes, I happened to Mouse-Over the icon in the lower right-hand corner of my computer screen, which usually says “Safely Remove Hardware.” This time, I noticed that it also said “and Eject Media.” BINGO! ... I clicked on the icon and up popped a box of options, one of them being “Eject Dave’s IPod from USB.” I selected that option, and it simply ejected my IPod, when everything else I tried had failed.