Ipod touch won't finish restore

ipod touch won't finish restore. It has apple logo with almost completed bar and it stops. itunes still says restoring ipod software. Just updated itunes.

I had the same problem and the sad thing is that you wont find any solution, I left my ipod over night with the apple logo screen and the loading bar almost full but it wouldnt move, next day it was still there, I had to unplug it, and I'm pretty sure this cause irreversible damage to your device in the long term since itunes warn you no to disconnect the ipod while the sync is being done and it also messed up my computer, I had to force it to shut down since it got stuck with itunes trying to restore my ipod, you just need to keep conecting your ipod until itunes recognize it as an ipod in recovery mode then it will sync again and everything should work this time, that is what happened to me. Good luck.

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First, try to reset the iPod by holding the sleep and home button until the Apple logo comes back again.
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When I was trying to download iOS 5 into iTunes, it had this message too. So I clicked around the iTunes store helping it to maintain a connection to apple iTunes. This should work when downloading software into iTunes.

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So the issue what u facing is pretty simple, just make sure u run an MS Config on the computer so to check which Program is causing the issue, and then once after done tht try to restore the iPod again and just make sure u also discard all the external USB Devices of the Computer, and try i am pretty sure it will work, and you follow this artcile to run MSConfig http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305415, Do let me know if it works k
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Try a system reset. It cures many ills and it's quick, easy and harmless...
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In my device manager, NO APPLE PRODUCTS/DRIVERS SHOW UP ANYWHERE
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I've even tried to reset/stop/set to automatic the Apple Mobile Device here, and still it does not help.
Someone please help me. I've provided much information, so some assistance would really be appreciated. If I need to provide more information, please let me know.

You can try going to Settings>General>Reset>Erase all content and setting and then try setting up via iTunes. If still problem then set up via wifi and go to an Apple Store
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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:
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