I have a ipod touch 4th gen my problem i keep having is that i will lose all my songs out of nowhere and i have to sync it back up to get all my songs back i try to restore it and its still happening have any other ideas? im sick of it...
p.s. i dont want to to keep happening over and over its happened at least seven times in the past month or so. also my ipod asks my apple id and password all the time....please give me ideas,,,
You shouldn't "lose" your iTunes music when restoring if you have synced it to your computer.
If you are a resident of the U.S., have iTunes 10.3 or later installed, and iOS 4.3.3, you can re download your iTunes media for free.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
Apple requires that you "verify" your Apple ID account information anytime you update or download iTunes content whether paid or free. It's a security precaution. Better to enter your data everytime then have someone compromise your account.
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If you restored to factory settings/new iPod via iTunes (Not via Settings>General>Reset>Erase all Content and Setting) and still have the problem that indicates a hardware problem.
Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store..
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Then you should be ablt to make the backup. Just not that the backup that iTunes makes does not insluced synced media like apps and music.
iTunes: About iOS backups
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iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
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Hey Sierra, You can do just what you have stated. My question, what is your "other"? If it is over 1.5 GB you most likely have corrupt files. Doing a Restore to New, Factory restore should correct it. Just make sure you make a full backup of all information on your iPod to your computer before you restore, so you don't lose your stuff, contacts, videos, pictures, non-iTunes music, etc, use the cable and connect with your computer. Then, via cable, connect to your computer, run the Restore to new, don't use your backup. Treat this iPod as if it was your first one ever. When restore is done, set up and add what info you wish to install on this iPod. The music apps etc you purchased should be on your computer, if not you should be able to retrieve purchased apps and music from iTunes. Any music, videos, apps not purchased from iTunes will be lost to you if you do not save them to your computer or the cloud first. When your done, make a current Backup and you should good to go. Hope this helps. Good luck. Cheers.
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II've restored my phone and it is still crashing.
Try restoring it without using the backup afterwards, if still not luck, get it checked by Apple:
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Does the iOS device see the network?
Any error messages?
Do other devices now connect?
Did the iOS device connect before?
Try the following to rule out a software problem:
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- Power off and then back on your router
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- Restore from backup. See:
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If the music plays OK in iTunes:
- Unsync and resync the music.
- A reset. Nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
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I can't listen or delete 13 songs on my ipod touch 4th gen what should i do.
I can't listen or delete 13 songs on my ipod touch 4th gen what should i do.
delete them in your itunes library, then go to purchases in itunes and redownload them
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Try:
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- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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- Try on another computer
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In the course of your troubleshooting to date, have you worked through the following document?
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Photos
- If they are in an iPod backup then restore an iPod touch, iPhone or iPad from that backup. See the restore topic of:
iOS: How to back up
- If they are in the iTunes backup then get them from the backup by:
- Maybe via How to perform iPad recovery for photos, videos
Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS: iPhone Data Recovery - Wondershare Official
The above programs may also get them from the iPod after you place in recovery mode and restore via iTunes.
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I updated my ipod touch 4th gen to ios 5 and lost all my photos. how can i get it back? i'm using windows 7. help please? thanks!
This was the scenario:
The first time I updated, it was only my music that was lost.
When I got my music back, I lost my apps.
When I got my apps back, my contacts, notes and photos were lost.
Now I got back everything except for my photos.
(Yes, I restored from backup several times since the first update.)
Do you think if I try restoring from back up, my photos that were taken from my ipod will be restored finally?
Thank you.
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