Is it possible to restore my 5th gen iPod Touch without having to wait 12 hours?

So I have a 32gb 5th generation iPod touch, but someone decided to mess with me and put on restrictions for everything possible. I want to restore it back to factory settings, but whenever I connect it to our Mac and try to start up the factory reset, the time varies from12-19 hours. I'd really rather not wait that long, so is there any way I could perhaps speed this process up at all?

If you have Find My iPhone enabled, you can use Remote Wipe to erase the contents of your device. If you have been using iCloud to back up, you may be able to restore the most recent backup to reset the passcode after the device has been erased.
You need the iPod and iPad conencted to the interned and FindMyiPod turned on on the iPod an the iPad need to have the FindMyiPhone app installed. That now requires iOS 7 on the device.
You can also wipe by on a computer/s browser, going to icloud.com>FindMyiPhone

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