{"id":889,"date":"2023-11-30T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/?p=889"},"modified":"2024-08-19T21:42:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:42:31","slug":"rekordbox-usb-error-this-device-is-currently-in-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/rekordbox-usb-error-this-device-is-currently-in-use","title":{"rendered":"Rekordbox: Error: “This device is currently in use” – 100% Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this article I’m fixing this Windows error message regarding to Rekordbox:
“This device is currently in use. Close any programs or windows that might be using the device and then try again.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rekordbox is a little bit of a weird program in the sense that it takes USB-drives ‘hostage’ on your computer.
When it detects a USB storage device it creates a ‘PIONEER’ directory on it.
Rekordbox just does, without asking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it being an external hard drive, a USB drive, or the SD card from your camera, Rekordbox takes ownership of the drive.
Janking your USB drive out of your computer is very unsafe!<\/strong>
It may corrupt file transfer from and to the drive, whether it being Rekordbox doing the transfer, or another program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This behavior becomes a problem when you want to eject the external storage device.
Because Rekordbox doesn’t allow you to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there is a fix!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rekordbox hard?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t worry, I created a step-by-step video training to teach you all <\/strong>the ins and outs of Rekordbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The fix<\/h2>\n\n

Eject the drive in Rekordbox<\/h3>\n\n\n

I know it’s annoying, but you can eject the drive from Rekordbox itself:
1. All your USB device are listed on the left bottom side of the window:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Now click on the eject icon next the to drive you want to eject:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This should eject the drive in a safe way, and you can remove the USB device without problems.<\/p>\n\n\n

Close Rekordbox<\/h3>\n\n\n

The easiest way is just to close Rekordbox.
Just hit ALT-F4 or click on the red X in the top right corner of the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read next<\/h2>\n\n\n
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8 Rekordbox tips that will change your life<\/a><\/blockquote>