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"Can't lock iPod, Please check if any other applications are using iPod and try again.”

By: Simpson

iPod users encounter varied problems while operating the device. Its not complex or difficult but the errors it generates in isolated occasions might seem a little complicating for a beginner to troubleshoot. Provided below is one such error that might plague an iPod user. "can't lock iPod, Please check if any other applications are using iPod and try again.” this seems complicating and challenging too.

The viable factors that can possibly have instigated such occurrences are as follows:-

Attempt to update an iPod that is connected to a Windows-based PC
Attempt to restore an iPod that is connected to a Windows-based PC

Sometimes this particular error message is preceded by faults and discrepancies that hinder troubleshooting mechanisms from functioning properly but knowing them in advance gives an insight into the scenario that one might be faced with while dealing in the same.

Your iPod stops playing in the middle of the songs and you decide to restore it in order to start afresh. While the restore process was on, an error message notifies you that there was a disk write error and the task could not be completed. After trying for a couple of times with limited success and another error message” Firmware Disk Write" error, you finally succeed in restoring it. The problems continue and now you are prompted to update, but on doing so the update button gives the message "Can't Lock iPod. Please check if any other applications are using iPod and try again." You are sure that there are no other applications running but just to ascertain the real status you check the iPod drive through My Computer and double click on the folders within the iPod drive. You receive a message "The file or directory is corrupted or unreadable." You go to "safely remove hardware" out of the USB drive and all you get is: "The device 'Generic Volume' cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device later." Therefore, you are left with no other choice but to disconnect while it indicates, "Do not disconnect”.

While you look for a solution in the forums all you get are suggestions to edit the firmware manually and in occasions where your iTunes is not running, a probable attempt at Task manager (alt+ctrl+del) and trying to end the process of Itunes Helper if there is any. This is often referred to as left over processes of iTunes do run without our knowledge at times and gives rise to this inconvenience.

If this has not solved your problem, try this:

Ensure that neither iTunes nor any other application is running on the iPod
Click the Close button in the iPod Updater and if your attempt to do so is hindered by a Do Not Disconnect message, proceed by double-clicking on My Computer then right clicking the iPod icon and finally clicking Eject. Restart the computer.
After resuming, locate the iPod Updater icon and double-click on it.
Connect your iPod to the computer by using either the supplied USB or the FireWire cable.
Click either Update or Restore whichever is applicable in your case.

If you are still encountering problems, try updating or restoring your iPod using the iPod Updater again. If this does not work, reinstall the iPod Updater and iTunes.

Tried of trying troubleshooting mechanisms on your iPod, entrust the job to Stellar Information Systems Ltd, a pioneer data recovery company specializing in iPod data recovery . Restoring essentially ensures permanent deletion of music, audio, video files from the iPod. To stall this data loss and solve the problem all at one go, try Stellar Phoenix iPod Recovery Software- Stellar’s powerful and secure software for safe retrieval of data from iPods.

Stellar Phoenix iPod Recovery Software can recover your music files, graphics, videos, documents and other contents that might have suffered deletion and damage due to the generation of this error. The express benefits that the software provides are speedy recovery of deleted files in perfect condition, permanent erasure of unwanted files & data beyond recovery, restoration of the play list in the exact order from the formatted or crashed iPod media.
http://www.ipoddatarecovery.net

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