Help - iTunes keeps telling me iPod in recovery mode needs to be restored
I have updated my software for my iPod, but it keeps telling me to restore to original settings. I have restored 5 times in a row, but still won't let me into iTunes. Any help would be appreciated.
Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? If not, have a look at the bottom section that covers what to try if the message keeps reappearing: iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode - Use iTunes to restore
Towards the end it says "If after restoring your iPod, the message described above reappears, the iPod drive letter may need to be reassigned. See the "Change the Drive Letter" section of this document for steps to assign a different drive letter" which contains a link to this article: Windows confuses iPod with network drive and iTunes may exhibit strange behavior in relation to the iPod.
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I updated my Ipod touch 4th gen (IO6 or whatever its called) And it has the picture that says to connect my ipod to Itunes, and I did, now it says "ITunes has detected an Ipod in recovery mode. You must restore this Ipod before it can be used with ITunes." I just updated it and now I have to restore it??! I don't wanna lose all my things on my ipod just for a stupid update! Please someone help!
Once the Device is asking to be Restored with iTunes... it is too late to save anything... and you must continue with the Recovery...
See Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
You may need to try this More than Once... Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
Take your time... Pay particular attention to Steps 3 and 4.
After you have Recovered your Device...
Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...
Restore from Backup > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
Note:
Make sure you have the Current Version of iTunes Installed on your computer
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I had some new albums I bogut from Itunes and wanted to put them on my Ipod Touch. Went to do that, ITunes said there was an update. I downloaded the update and then I couldn't see anything in my Ipod nor listen to anything. The screen of my Ipod shows a USB cable pointing to Itunes and when I plug it into ITunes again I get the message "iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes." And the ONLY option it gives me is to restore my IPod to factory settings. I looked online for answers but all I see are people having problems with this because they bricked their phone, which I haven't ever done or even know how to do. Would appreciate some help, planned on spending my day off listening to my new albums.
If you are in the USA you can redown
If the music is not in your iTunes library (it is not in the backup that iTunes makes), you can redownload it if you are in the USA.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
Are you in the USA?
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"Itunes has detected an Ipod in recovery mode. You must restore..........
When I try to sync a screen pops up saying ""Itunes has detected an Ipod in recovery mode. You must restore this Ipod before it can be used in Itunes". This has never happened before, and I have restored several times and it just keeps popping up.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? If not, have a look at the bottom section that covers what to try if the message keeps reappearing: iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode - Use iTunes to restore
Towards the end it says "If after restoring your iPod, the message described above reappears, the iPod drive letter may need to be reassigned. See the "Change the Drive Letter" section of this document for steps to assign a different drive letter" which contains a link to this article: Windows confuses iPod with network drive and iTunes may exhibit strange behavior in relation to the iPod. -
after itunes finishes restoring my ipod touch 8gb, itunes still says itunes has detected an ipod touch recovery mode. You must restore it before using it with itunes. and i dont know what to do
Are you sure it is 1043? I've never seen that error before. But you can try disabling your security software, connecting the phone to a USB port directly on the computer (not a hub), and trying to restore again.
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i'm 11 and my ipod4 is in recovery mode because It's disabled I went to itunes and it said ipod in recovery mode found you must restore so i clicked ok went to files devices but it wouldn't let me click back up whats going on?
Because you can't backup a device that is in Recovery mode.
You have to restore the iPod and restore from backup if you have a backup
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store -
I am getting a message that states "iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes." How or where do I go to restore it? As well, it's makes a crankling sound of some sort. Can someone, please assist. Thank you.
You restore it via iTunes on your Mac.
Restoring iPod to factory settings
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I did a backup on my iPod touch last night and it said it worked...I wanted to make sure my 1100 pictures and videos, mostly of my son, were safe since we rarely use the iPod touch anymore since we bought an iPad...I can't find them or I have no idea how to access them...I do not have a MAC...I have an HP computer with windows...
Now when I try to use my iTunes a message comes up that says my iPod is on recovery mode and has to do a restore to use my iTunes again...so when u click on that it states that pushing that button will restore my iPod touch to its factory settings...which means I will lose all my data...which I CANNOT do bc the videos of my son are some of his first words, first giggles, etc.
Now my iPod is stuck on a screen with a picture of a USB cord and an iTunes icon... and holding the power and push buttons down at the same time does nothing except bring up the apple icon for a moment and then it goes right back to the USB and iTunes icon
When I called Apple they said in order to talk to tech support I had to pay a fee of 19 dollars...which I think is kind of crap...I paid over 300 dollars for this and all I want is somebody to help me access my pics...I have done nothing wrong...this iPod was never dropped and never broke...I did the backup like I was supposed to and now I have an IPod touch that does nothing, and if my library of pics and videos are on my computer, I have no clue where or how to view them or back them up onto DVD....
I'm very upset and frustrated...please help!!!You should really read the manual.
"How do you restore from backup? "
Restore. When given the choice, choose to use backup.
"And how can I check to see if the pics and videos are on my computer somewhere first??"
They would only be where you put them. What program did you use to import them? Pics/vids taken with ipod are not part of the sync process at all. You should be importing them just as you would with any digital camera.
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ITunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore this iPod...
This may sound like an iPod thing but it's really an iTunes thing. The iPod was/is working just fine. I plugged it into the computer one day (after the 7.0.1ish update) and it said the iPod was in restore mode. I ejected the iPod and plugged it back in... same thing.
OK, no biggie I thought. I'll just restore it and recopy my songs. However, after restoring it, the problem persisted.
So then I installed the latest iTunes 7.0.2.16 and tried again. Still no dice. Yet the iPod turns on just fine and gets to the menu screen just fine. It responds as it should, however now there's no music on it at all because of the restores I did. Also, windows detects it just fine and I can eject it from both iTunes and Windows.
Any ideas? Thanks! Hoping to get this resolved before the morning's commute!
4th Gen (photo) 60gb Windows XP ProSolution:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304503 -
When I got on to itunes is didn't say " Itunes has delected an ipod recover mode.You must restore theis ipod before it can be used with itunes" How come?
Hi
After trying several times I had to give up with the restoration as it wasn't working. I made an appointment at my local Apple store and took the phone into them.
It turned out to be a hardware problem that they couldn't fix so I had to buy a replacement phone as I didn't buy the extended warranty when buying the original phone in 2010. -
Please please please help: iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode
While I was downloading the newest update for the iPod touch, my iPod went to the connect to itunes screen. I don't want to have to restore my iPod because I forgot to make a backup. Does anybody know if there is a way that I can get it back to normal without having to restore it? Any help will be great!
I have had this problem several times before. Just restart your ipod by holding the Menu + Center Button. It should do the work.
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my ipod is the ipod touch 2...i dont want to restore it cos then most of my apps will be incompatible with it. :/ i was just using it and then it switched off on me and then came up with a plug and the itunes logo. i plugged it into itunes and then it said i have to restore it. what is wrong with it??? :/
Your iPod recounted an error/problem. You have to restore via iTunes on your computer.
iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring iOS software -
I'm using iPod touch for a year now. It was doing fine this morning but in the afternoon suddenly when I took it out of my bag, the screen was just black and it wouldn't turn on and stuff. So I thought it didn't have battery so I charged it didn't work. I plugged to the computer and it said iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore this iPod before in can be used with iTunes.
Maybe my bag was little wet today but i don't think that is why.. since it wasn't that bed.. just some paper was wet and stuff..
What should I do..? Please help me.Connect to the Computer you Usually Sync with and Follow the Steps Here...
Recovery Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808 -
'iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode' loop. Help?
On Friday I plugged in my iPod touch (4g) to download the new ios 5 (from 4.3.5), but about when it reached about 4 minutes remaining, the error message 'iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore the iPod before using it with iTunes.' appeared. I've tried restoring it about 10 times now, the closest being just 2 seconds away from finishing.
The iPod has the screen on the usb pointing to the iTunes symbol.
It does NOT show up under computer, or under disk management, so I don't know if i can change the drive letter. If there are alternatives, please let me know!
I've tried using another computer and different users - all of which comes up with the same error, so I'm thinking that it is the iPod that is the issue.
When i attempt to restore it it says it should take around 15 minutes, but usually the error comes up within the last 5 minutes.
The iPod info just says Name: iPod
Capacity: n/a
Software version: n/a
Serial number: n/a
Really don't know what to do, any help is appreciated.Unfortunately not yet. Any thoughts on this are useful...
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"iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode" restore and doesn't work
I'm trying to put my music on my new iPod and keep getting this error message "iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore the iPod before it canb work with iTunes". I click "restor to factory settings" and then the same error message comes up when it's complete. iTunes does recognize my iPod, it just doesn't seem to realize that I've already done what it's telling me to do. Going around and circles and can't get my music on...:( Help, please?
Thanks!
BethHave you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? Have a look at the bottom section that covers what to try if restoring doesn't work, it may be of some help: iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode - Use iTunes to restore
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