Re: EphPod "iPod locked" error and bad index

Delete the \iPod_Control\iTunes\iTunesLock file.

--joe


frey Kaplan wrote:

>Help!
>
>I was doing some file maintenance and I seem to have screwed up Ephpod
>(v2.75) and my iPod (3G, 15Gb w/dock) in the process.  What happened
>that got me here:
>
>I rearranged the "My Music" directory structure on my desktop (WinXP
>Pro sp1) so that I could synch most of my music to the iPod while
>leaving some items out, but leaving them on my desktop.  In EphPod, I
>changed the configuration to reflect the new directory structure I
>wanted it to synch.  Then, with the iPod connected and using EphPod, I
>selected all of the tracks, some 1280ish files, and deleted them.  When
>it seems to have finished, EphPod gave me an error about the index
>being bad (sorry, I didn't note down the exact error message) and the
>"Synch Folders" button became inactive.  I closed and restarted EphPod.
>
>I was able to use the Synch Folder button, and it went through the
>motions.  I closed EphPod and disconnected my iPod.  I went to play it
>and... nothing.  This is problem number one.  It shows no music files
>installed, yet the files are there.  The "About" display shows only
>3.8Gb available, which is about right.
>
>Problem number two is, I restarted EphPod without the iPod connected.
>I got the "welcome" screen when there is no iPod connected, so I
>connected the iPod and finished going through the wizard, selecting the
>iPod drive.  It asked about locking it, so assuming that meant locking
>the configuration to Ephpod, I allowed it.  Well, now I get this when I
>try to start EphPod:
>
>	The iPod has been locked.  Please quit iTunes, and then load EphPod
>	again.
>
>EphPod then quits.  iTunes is not loaded.  It's not even installed.
>
>I shut down Windows, unplugged the iPod and rebooted.  I plugged the
>iPod back in, waited for it to show up in Windows Explorer and tried to
>start EphPod, and I get that "iPod has been locked" error.
>
>I've even tried a reset of the iPod by holding the Menu and Play/Pause
>buttons until the Apple logo shows.
>
>Now what?  How do I fix both of these problems?
>
>  
>


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