iPod touch forgot to eject ipod touch!

[carsonz]

this is the first time that i forgot to eject it before plug-outing it.

the screen said that ipod touch is ready to disconnect, so will it damage anything to my ipod touch(i don't mean files, i mean hardware, the ipod itself) or everything is just fine?

 

[jmann]

ipod touches and iphones don't have a constant "connection" so-to-speak. You can unplug them at any time when they aren't syncing and they will be fine.

 

[NT1440]

this is the first time that i forgot to eject it before plug-outing it.

the screen said that ipod touch is ready to disconnect, so will it damage anything to my ipod touch(i don't mean files, i mean hardware, the ipod itself) or everything is just fine?

I forgot the reason, but the iphone and the ipod touch dont actually have to be ejected.

 

[carsonz]

thank you first.

so when u forgot to eject it, and you plug-out it, nothing matters?
everything is fine?

there is no harm for the hardware or the software when u r not syncing????

 

[jmann]

thank you first.

so when u forgot to eject it, and you plug-out it, nothing matters?
everything is fine?

there is no harm for the hardware or the software when u r not syncing?

None at all. I've even unplugged my iPhone while syncing, it doesn't matter, it will just cancel the sync and the device will be fine. Don't worry and just enjoy your ipod.

 

[Ivan P]

The only reason it has the 'eject' thing is so people realise that they shouldn't disconnect the iPod during a sync (so they don't pull it out midway and then stupidly wonder why half their music isn't on their).

I've always just unplugged my touch after a sync, never ejected...hasn't caused any problems.

I forgot the reason, but the iphone and the ipod touch dont actually have to be ejected.

It's because it can't be used as a portable drive ("enable disk use") like other iPods.

 

[Night Spring]

It's because it can't be used as a portable drive ("enable disk use") like other iPods.

Exactly. Though to be more precise, even portable drives can be safely unplugged without going through the ejection process as long as no read-write operation is taking place when it is unplugged. The ejection feature is just for your computer to perform a check to make sure the drive isn't being read or written to. I've often unplugged my nano and classic without ejecting them first (after making sure they weren't reading/writing), and they are both perfectly fine.

 

[carsonz]

i see.

thank you for all of your selfless help.

have a good day.