Ipod says "Use ITunes to Restore", then Chinese! Did I lose all music?

I used my ipod nano (dont know the generatino, but got it x-mas 06) yesterday. I plugged into a new computer and then installed ITunes. When I ejected the ipod, it stated "Use ITunes to Restore" then everything was in Chinese. When it is plugged in initially it states "ITUnes has detected an ipod in recovery mode. You must restore this ipod before it can be used with Itunes". It is not even stating my ipod name on the itunes page . Has anyone any idea here? I am completely lost and have NO backup of my music Thanks!

So, hitting "restore" is the only way to solve this
Yes.
Basically all music that I downloaded from CD's, will be gone
Did you delete it from iTunes after you put it onto the iPod?

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My 1st generation ipod nano has been having problems. Whenever I try to turn it on it either does not respond or says "Use iTunes to Restore". When I plug it into the computer, iTunes recognizes it as a "corrupted iPod" and asks if I would like to restore it. When I try to restore it, it begins the process but then says there is an error and it cannot be restored. I have tried to reset my iPod many times, I have tried all USB ports and different USB cords, my iTunes is up-to-date. I don't know what the problem is. Should I send my iPod in for repair, or buy another one, or can I fix it? Please help!

Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? It may be of some help:: iPod displays "Use iTunes to restore" message

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Hi I have an 6 month old 3rd gen ipod nano, it froze up so I tried a hardware reset using the hold menu and center. Now it comes on and says use itunes to restore but itunes doesnt recognize the ipod when I plug it in to my comp so I can't restore any suggestions?

The most evident situation of all is Apple's silence concerning this matter.
The "rumor" is (and it is just a rumor) that there is a software problem involving the latest I Tunes upgrade. It has happened before. My nano did not develope a problem until I downloaded the latest version of I-Tunes.
A lot of people are screaming for assistance and not much is being given. Apple should make the previous version of I Tunes available, so we can download a working product. If I Tunes is not the problem, I offer my apologies. These problems surfacing all of a sudden don't seem to be a coincidence.
Apple should provide a fix and offer free tech support to help people get their
I Pod's back in working order.
Just my opinion.
I am getting ready to go online with a new computer. I guess that will be another problem I will need to address......the migration of I Tunes to a new computer.
Fun times ahead......I am nothing more than a novice......but the "experience is good"
Joe

I rebuild iPod Classics, I get one going, says use iTunes to restore, plug it into my computer, and the iPod shuts down! This is a first! Any ideas's?

I Restore iPods Classic's
All components are correct inside, correct numbers,
I plug it into the power source,
the Apple logo appears, then it goes
to the use iTunes to Restore.
COnnect it to the computer,
and the iPod icon doesn't show on the
iTunes page, and the iPod shuts down,
after twenty seconds, reboot it, same thing.
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Hello tsnovak!
Is English your first language? If not, I can help get someone who can speak your language to translate this article.
Tsnovak, you seem to be on a Apple Logo Loop. This has happened with several iPod generations. Contact Apple Support here: <https://www.apple.com/support/contact/>
Thanks!
- Ronní J.
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"Use iTunes to restore" then "Error it's still in use"

Hi there!
I haven a problem with my iPod nano (1st). I did the reset and wanted to restore it with iTunes, because of the message that comes up. "Use iTunes to restore". So I tried to do that and everything appeared to be fine.(The password and a progress bar etc.) Then a window pops up and says, that iTunes can't do it, because my iPod is still in use!
What can I do?

So I don't know how I did it exactly, but my iPod is working again. And that's what I did for everyone who has the same problem.
First I went into the checking Mode. (Hold the Menu Button and the Select Button until the Apple Logo comes up, then change and press the select Button and left until there is a sound.)
Now you'r in the Checking Mode. So I checked everything in the list by chlicking the menu Button until I came down to "reset". I pressed it. After that the message "use iTunes to restore" was still there. I tried it another time to connect it to iTunes, but this times it worked and there wasn't a message "still in use".
Now everything is fine.

My ipod classic is in disk mode and i dont know how to put it in its original state becuase it says use itunes to restore but i plug it in to the usb but itunes dont display my ipod.

i dont know what to do

did you try to do a soft reset?
Press MENU and the SELECT buttons simultaneously for over 10 sec.
It should reset itself.
Then, if youc onnect it to your computer, does iTUnes recognize it?

HT1363 My old iPod Nano says to use iTunes to restore and I've followed all suggested help steps, but I can't get it into disk mode nor can I get it to show in my computer or in iTunes.

My old iPod Nano says to use iTunes to restore and I've followed all suggested help steps, but I can't get it into disk mode nor can I get it to show in my computer or in iTunes. I have the latest version of iTunes. Windows has all the most recent updates too. I can reset the iPod, but the message to Use iTunes to restore comes back and I am stuck.

Already tried another USB port, still nothing.
I don't have another PC to check, I only have one which is the one not working with my iPod.
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I've already tried putting it into Disk Mode but nothing happens. Tried restarting computer and a new USB cord but still not working!
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my ipod says use itunes to restore but i have not got itune

No. You need iTunes on a computer to restore it. If you don't have iTunes you can download it from here:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
If you don't have a computer, can you can try to borrow one with iTunes installed.

Use iTunes to restore...but can't!

I have a 2GB Nano. The display says "Use iTunes to restore" then underneath it has text in other languages. I plug the ipod in and itunes doesn't recognize it...nor does it show up in "My Computer". When I plug the ipod in, the display say "ok to disconnect" with a check mark. I've tried turning it off/on, toggling the hold button, etc. Help! My 8 year old son is not happy!

this is not the page you are to be on for the 2G ipod nano.

Ipod nano 4gb use itunes to restore востанавливаю все равно все тоже

ipod nano 4gb use itunes to restore востанавливаю все равно все тоже

restored my ipod and now it works but why does this happen? Is this a hardware problem, if it is, should i return my ipod. Or is this just a software problem that will be fixed in future updates?
I'm not sure why exactly an iPod will say "Use iTunes to restore", but probably just because of a regular internal software problem.
If you're iPod isn't displaying "Use iTunes to restore" anymore, and if it's acting fine, this was simply a isolated incident, which may occur now and then to a few iPods, if they're OS (operating system) gets messed up.
It's similar to if your iPod once apon a time your iPod froze up, then displayed this symbol (it means you need to restore your iPod):
You restored the iPod, and have never gotten that icon or any problems ever since.
Will the need to restore your iPod recurr? It would only be by chance, and not relating to that isolated incident; this is, if you're iPod isn't displaying any failure messages soon after, which indicates a recurring true hard drive problem, not just a temporary one.
If your iPod begins to display "Use iTunes to restore" or other failureful (that's my term for a symbol or behavior that indicates a failure) icons/messages soon after this, you can suspect that your iPod has a true problem with its hard drive/flash drive that a restore didn't fix.
In this case, you would probably send your iPod in to Apple to get it repaired or replaced.
I hope that explanation answers your question.
-Kylene

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Hello, olono.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Here is a resource you may find helpful when troubleshooting this issue.
iPod displays "Use iTunes to restore" message
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1441
Cheers,
Jason H.

Use iTunes to restore? iPod in recovery?

I just bought a nano today, my first ipod, and I don't know what's wrong with it.
On the display it says "use itunes to restore", but when I restore it using itunes, itunes says it has detected an ipod in recovery mode and the says I have to restore it before I can use itunes.
I've tried all the troubleshooting suggestions, although I'm not sure I did them properly.
Can anybody help?

Try here.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304503
If you are stuck in the recovery loop, try this.
Click on control panel/admin tools/computer management/disk management/right click on the iPod to re-assign the drive letter.
Choose something lower down the alphabet, say 'M' or something similar.
The iPod can be confused by any other storage devices assigned a similar drive letter even though they may not connected at the same time.

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