Ipod touch not starting up

My ipodtouch was charging up but now has a black screen and will not start. Have tried pressing the start and home button for a long time but still nothing. Have tried plugging into computer but it is still not working. Does anyone have any other ideas before I spend money on getting it fixed please? It is about 1 month past it's warranty!!!

- First try placing in recovery mod and then restoring. For recovery mode see:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
- Next try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
http://geekindisguise.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/how-to-put-ipod-touch-iphone-into -dfu-mode/- Last, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

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My iPod battery died on me (normal) and I put it on the charger for the night. It made the battery charging sound and I though everything was fine. The next morning I pulled it off in the morning but did not try to turn it on until a few hours later. The iPod would not respond. It still didn't respond after I plugged it in to another charger and into my computer. I still get no response

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

IPod Touch not starting

Hi I have a iPod Touch 2G and it wont start, i have tried the restart recharge renew thingy and it wont start. I have checked for the LSI( or what ever it is called) mark ( Water Damage) none. Whats going on, does apple cover this in their warren tee.

If the ipod is under warranty, then make an appointment at the Genius Bar or call Apple support and arrange for repair/replacement.

HT1369 Ipod touch not being recognized by itunes (but is registering as an external drive by the computer itself) have updated and reinstalled itunes, stopped/started apple mobile device and removed and mobile programs associated with my non apple cellpho

Ipod touch not being recognized by itunes (but is registering as an external drive by the computer itself) have updated and reinstalled itunes, stopped/started apple mobile device and removed any mobile programs associated with my non apple cellphone. This seems to have started happening after the last Itunes update I did as I was able to put music on my ipod touch a month or so ago. Is there some way to go back to an older version of itunes? I really have no idea what else to do since I followed every step on the trouble shooting page for windows 8.

I had this problem too and my roommate solved it!
Go to 'Settings'
'Music'
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Hi,
I've been following the threads relating to the iPod Touch not being recognised (after having dealt with Windows thinking it was a Camera!!). One issue brough to my attention by the Apple Support Team when downloading any new software is a potential conflict with Anti Virus software and firewalls.
I had previously gone through the loop of uninstalling/reinstalling Quicktime, iTunes, Apple Mobile Device Service etc etc.
In my case, when I connected the iPod, iTunes was coming up with a message saying "iPod detected in recovery mode", which then required me to do an updated software download. When running this, it appeared to complete the download, but the iPod remained with the "connection" screen (USB connector and iTunes symbol), as indeed it did again tonight.
I spoke with the Apple Support Team again tonight, and was advised to try disabling my anti virus software and firewall as he suggested that given the long time it takes to download the iPod software update, the AV software may be causing the problem.
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Thanks for the information, tony!
Apologies for the nosy question, but what security software do you use? (I know people can have issues with CA software in particular in this context, but it is always useful to know about other packages when trying to help with people in your situation.)

IPod Touch not recognised by ITunes but my iPhone 4 works fine.

I am currently not able to sync my ipod touch as it is not seen by iTunes when I connect it.
I am using Windows 7 and the latest version of iTunes and have followed each of the steps listed at
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1495
but still can't sync.
I have listed several key bits of information which I hope someone can explain.
1. My iPhone 4 sync's fine - same user account under windows, same usb cable.
2. When i plug in the ipod touch it starts to charge and iTunes appears to hang. e.g hovering over the file menu doesn't highlight the options. If I wait roughly 3 mintues iTunes starts responding again (file menu's are activated) but still doesn't recognise the ipod touch.
3. If I do this over and over again I 'sometimes' get iTunes to recognise the device but it presents the 'Restore from backup or restore to factory settings'. If I select restore from backup it then informs me the backup is corrupt. The randomness of getting to this stage has no consistent steps and i've been unable to get to this point over the past 3 days.
4. I recently bought a movie from iTunes and get the message 'The movie could not be played' and since getting this message i've been unable to get iTunes to see the device.
Any help greatly appreciated.

I've finally managed to get the device recognised my Windows. The solution was to take my ipod touch round to my friends house who own's an apple mac. Plugged into the Mac itunes instantly see's the device and everything is back to normal.
I can know get my Windows 7 machine to see the device in iTunes. The strange behaviour I see on Windows 7 box is, on plugging in the device iTunes hangs if I then unplug the device and reattach it (repeat this several times) eventually iTunes doesn't hang and sees the device.
Not at elegant solution granted but hopefully this may help someone out. This is obviously a software bug (is it that I am also syncing my iPhone?) as I've ruled out all the hardware involved.

IPod touch not recognized by computer

I just got my hard drive reformatted, as something was wrong with it, and now my iPod touch won't sync with my computer. I'm using the USB 2 cord that came with it--if I plug it into the wall charger base, it charges fine. But when I plug it into my computer, nothing at all happens. My iPod does not start charging, it does not start syncing, the computer does nothing. It's as if I didn't even plug it in at all. I really don't want to drive across town to the apple store again. Does anyone know what's wrong or how I might fix this? Thanks

Did you reinstall itunes, using a new download from the Apple homepage?
Is your ipod showing in the system profiler/ usb highspeed ports?
Did you already reset the ipod by holding the sleep and home button until the Apple logo comes up?
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Hello All,
Michael K. here. This is my first post and my first time here. I hope you can help. Thanks.
I downloaded IOS 8 a few days ago onto my iPod Touch, 5th gen.
Ever since I put the IOS 8 on I've had nothing but problems! ----- ie: message states I have no internet connection. I don't. How do I get it back?
I've checked my setting in the Wi-Fi section and my ID is there, with a checkmark next to it. Above it though is: Wi-Fi with the green area on the on/off switch showing. My ID has a padlock, the wi-fi symbol and the circled i.
When I go to the ICloud page on the ipod ( as instructed in the ipod IOS 8 manual I found on the internet ) it has my name at the top of the page, my email address in small letters directly under it and then a space that asks for my password.I changed my password on my Mac-mini ( which I'm using now ) about an hour ago. I've typed my password into that space a million times, just to be sure I wasn't mistyping it but after waiting through the " verifying " process, I get a message that reads : " The password you entered is incorrect " ----- then there's an " OK " to check.
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I just got this Mac-mini four days ago, replacing an HP ChromeBox. I thought that this was gonna be smooth sailing since the swap. Wrong!
Very frustrating not to be able go listen to podcasts on the iPod and also miss the music while exercising.
So I thought that by " wiping out the iPod Touch " and starting with a " New " ipod, I could get the thing working again.
As you've no-doubt surmised, I'm not very computer literate. My reason for wiping out the Touch is because that's how I remember to " fix " many things.
Heck, just unplug it, wait 15-20 seconds, plug it in again, and Viola!!!!! the problem is fixed.
But should I wipe out my ipod? There's nothing really on it that I need. I can install stuff I want again later.
Anyway, sorry for the long rant, but can anyone tell me what to do to get m iPod working again?
I'd REALLY appreciate it!
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Michael K.
New Jersey

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Do other devices now connect?
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- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
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least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Power off and then back on your router
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- iOS: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
- Restore from backup. See:
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
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- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
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- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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