How to restore ipod touch back to new

how do i restore my ipod back to new, I bought it of of my mother in law and i want to erase everything from email to credit card info?

Two ways.
On the iPod Touch go to Settings > General > Reset and select Erase All Content and Settings. This will erase everything on the iPod Touch except for the firmware and included apps, which is a secure erase.
Or restore your iPod Touch with iTunes as a new iPod Touch or not from the backup. Do not sync your iPod Touch with iTunes after doing so.

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How to restore ipod touch in recovery mode with passcode in itunes

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My ipod touch went to recovery mode after I tried to reset its network settings. I tried to connect it to itunes but it does not want to connect because I have a passcode and my ipod touch wont let me enter it so I could unlock it. Can somebody help me please? Thanks so much!

Placing the iPod in DFU mod and then restoring usually resove the passcode problem.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
However, you may have othr problems since it went into recovery mode unexpectidly. Try restoring to factory defaults/new iPod if necessary.

HT201302 how to sync ipod touch with a new computer

I need to know how to sync my ipod touch with a new computer. My old pc crashed and I do not have the backup to restore my iTunes library. I need to sync my Ipod without losing my music. Any help will be appreciated.

Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

HT1212 How I restore iPod touch disabled due to pass code error .know i know the pass code

how i restore the disabled i pod due to passcode error

Not knowing what you mean by passcode error:
Disabled
Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
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
If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

How to restore Ipod Touch running ios 5 without passcode or itunes?

Hello All,
I updated my Fourth Generation Ipod Touch to ios5. The Itouch's home computer broke down so i am now forced to use my other pc which is authorised with the same apple id as the one on my old pc and on my itouch. I have not used my itouch in a couple of months and i forgot the password. When i try and connect it up to the latest version of iTunes on my PC it gives me this message:
"Itunes could not connect to "Ipod Touch" because it is locked with a passcode. You must enter your passcode on the iPod before it can be used with iTunes."
Note: I do not mind force restoring. I have no data on my itouch that needs to be saved I have everything already backed up to the cloud. I tried force restore methods but they would not work. Is there a special method for ios 5?
PLEASE HELP

Place the iPod in recovery mode and then restore via iTunes on the computer. The restore from iCloud backup. See:
'http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

TS1372 how to restore ipod touch without itunes

I am extemely frustrated. I have an Ipod touch 3rd Generation 32gb. I was promted by Apple to update my latest IOS to 5.1.1. In doing so Apple has locked up my ipod to the point that it will not update and is stuck on the install usb screen. All these sync proceedures appear to have been a waste of time as I can not restore this device either. It is amazing as I have seen many poeple online with the same problem yet, Apple can not even give anyone a proper answer on what to do. I would just like to restore the device without connecting to my PC. I know hold down power and start till logo and then hold 10 seconds. Nothing is happening. I need to take a class on how to run an Ipod touch ?
Please someone help me to resote my ipod touch with out connecting to a PC. This should not be so difficult. I can build PC's from scratch but I can't update an Ipod? Something is seriously flawed. I mean even this discussion is flawed, they do not have an option for IPOD TOUCH in community.

There is an ipod touch forum.
You will need to restore your iphone. itunes is required for this.

How to restore iPod Touch (2nd gen.) to iOS 4.1?

While away from home, I updated my iPod Touch (2nd gen.) to iOS 4.2.1 using a MacBook Pro running MacOS 10.6.3 and iTunes 10.1. I returned home, plugged the iPod into my PowerMac G5 with MacOS 10.4.11 and iTunes 9.2.1 and, yup, got the message that I will need to install iTunes 10.1 if I want to sync with iOS 4.2. Of course, iTunes 10.1 is not compatible with MacOS 10.4.11.
I would gladly downgrade the iPod Touch to iOS 4.1 but I cannot find it on the Apple website. I do have a file "iPod2,14.1_8B117Restore.ipsw" in the iPod Software Updates folder in iTunes which might work, but as the iPod Touch is no longer recognized, I do not know how I would do that.
Any help appreciated.
Herb Goodfriend

Thanks for the replies.
I did search the forums for "iOS 4.2", "iTunes 9.2.1", "iPod Touch" etc. but I did not use the term "downgrading". So I didn't find the answer to my question.
I am not a big fan of Leopard, especially as there are Classic applications that I still use (no Classic in Leopard), but the PM G5 has more than enough hard disk capacity to install Leopard on a separate partition or drive so that I can run iTunes 10.1. If rebooting is a PITA, then I can use the MacBook Pro (running OS 10.6) to sync the iPod Touch.
Herb

How to restore ipod touch without using itunes

Did a software update for my ipod touch and now my ipod is stuck on the connect to itunes screen and itunes and my computer don't recognze the device. I can get it into recovery mode and see it under devices on my computer but it won't install the drivers that are needed for the ipod. I have done every possible step in the troubleshooting guides. I keep getting the same error message saying that the device driver software was not successfully installed. itunes won't recognize the ipod, under my computer does not dispaly ipod as connected, I can view that it is in recovery mode under the devices and printers but the drivers will not install by following the steps on apple support. Any advice will be much appreciated. Please don't just give me a link to some support section on apple because I have tried them all. I am using windows 7 professional and have updated to the latest version of itunes.

Sounds like you might want to take a look at this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
It has a lot of steps that can help you deal with why your device isn't showing up within iTunes, but does show in recovery mode.

How to restore ipod touch with broken home button?

I have itouch 4G, and i want restore my itouch to ios version 6.1 with offline file ipsw, but i have something problem, my home button is not working and broken, how i can restore my itouch with broken home button, please someone help me to do this
thankyou for your help,
i wait your response...

If you don"t want to pay, use assistive touch.
http://www.simonblog.com/2011/11/06/iphone-home-button-not-working-assistive-tou ch-can-be-the-workaround/
(You will get used to it)

How to restore ipod Touch 4g after failed Jailbreak!?

I was using Redsn0w to Jailbreak my iPod today, everything was going well, until the running codes appeared. it was stuck there for 2 minutes then, my iTouch went completely off, redsn0w detected my ipod even though it would not turn on. so I pressed the Recovery Fix button and nothing happened. I disconnected my ipod, and reconnected it and went to Itunes, I held the power and home button for 10 seconds and then after that I held the home button only for 8 seconds. itunes then asked me if I wanted to restore my ipod, about 2 minutes later it came up with an error saying that it could not restore my ipod. Could anyone help me? I really need to fix it before i get it repaired by someone else and have to pay a bunch of money.

Sorry, you will have to use Google to search for a solution. We can not assist with hacked devices on Apple's support site.

I tried to sync my iPod touch to a new laptop and it deleted all of my music and videos. I called tech support and they told me to email iTunes and they would give it back to me. How do I do this??

I tried to sync my iPod touch to a new MacPro laptop and it deleted all of my music and videos. I called tech support and they told me to email iTunes and they would give it back to me. How do I do this??

Correct. When you update via iTunes all synced media that is not in your iTunes library will be lost.
As IO said before:
You can redownload most iTunes pruchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
I do not think it included audio books.

How can I restore the game data from an old ipod touch to a new one?

How can I restore the game data from an old ipod touch to a new one?

Restore it from the backup of the old ipod.

My pc was stolen and now i want to transfer the music from the ipod touch to the new computer, but sync only allows the other way. How can i do that? I need to back up the music!

my pc was stolen and now i want to transfer the music from the ipod touch to the new computer, but sync only allows the other way. How can i do that? I need to back up the music!

If it is purchased music from itunes you can redownload it.
Follow instructions at link below.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

HT201210 I am trying to update and restore my iPod touch back to factory settings but i can't remember the password for the screen, How do I reset the password?

I am trying to update and restore my iPod touch back to factory settings but i can't remember the password for the screen, How do I reset the password?

Connect the iPod to the computer and restore via iTunes. If necessary, place the iPod in Recovery Mode to allow the restore.

I have all my music on an external media drive that has crashed. How can I get the music of my ipod touch back onto the comupter without loosing the music when it syncs?

I have all my music on an external media drive that has crashed. How can I get the music of my ipod touch back onto the comupter without loosing the music when it syncs. in order to start rebuilding my music collection?

You should be able to recover the media with the tips in this post from forum regular Zevoneer but I'm not sure what the implications are for your application settings. You can probably transfer your purchases into a newly authorised library, backup the device, recover any other media using third party tools, then restore the device from the backup. That should switch the assocation of the device to the new library but it is not something I've personally tested.
When you get it all working, make a backup!
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