My iPod Touch 4 Generation is stuck in restore mode

I've tried restoring it numerous times but it won't come out of restore mode. It keeps saying it's up to date but won't let me sync it. What should I do?

Maybe:
Restore loop (being prompted to restore again after a restore successfully completes)
Troubleshoot your USB connection. If the issue persists, out-of-date or incorrectly configured third-party security software may be causing this issue. Please follow Troubleshooting security software issues. .
Next try placing in DFU mode and then restoring.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
Then try restoring on another computer.
Last, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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Ipod Touch 5th gen stuck in restore mode

My Ipod Touch 5th gen stuck in restore loop i keep clicking restore and i just keeps downloading the ipod software update, and i wont restore it just keeps saying that a ipod was found in restore mode..... Can someone please help

The same thing happened to me, while restoring my iPod Touch Generation 5. I don't know if you are still caught in the same loop but this worked for me. I am using a MacBook Air running Mountain Lion version 10.8.2. iTunes is at version 11.0.
After running through the published Restore procedure without any success I found the Software Update file had downloaded as:
"/Users/my_home_directory/Library/iTunes/iPod Software Updates/iPod5,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw"
The ~/Library directory is invisible on my machine, more than likely a design standard. I used a terminal to first locate the file and then to copy the file to a readable location, my Desktop.
My iPod was still stuck in Recovery Mode so I plugged it in. iTunes was already running and identified the Recovery Mode iPod, prompting me to Restore it. I clicked OK.
I held the option key while clicking Restore. This opened a navitation window that enabled me to select the Software Update .ipsw file I had copied to my Desktop. The Restore process then ran without any failure and the iPod is now running again.
This is not a formal solution as far as I can tell, nor have I verified the procedure across multiple iPods, multiple scenarios, etc. I just wanted to share it as an "at-your-own-risk" alternative you might want to try.
Good luck, cupcakequeen83.

Please Help! Ipod Touch Gen 5 stuck in restoring mode.

I purchased a Ipod Touch Gen 5 32gb for christmas and i just brought new songs from itunes and i plugged my ipod in to update the songs, itunes came up with a message saying "itunes has detected ipod in restoring mode, you need to restore ipod before you can use itunes." So i clicked restore and after 40 min it said completed but again the message came up. After restoring it about 5 times, nothing changed. I disconnected my ipod from my pc and it just has the image of the itunes symbol and the usb cord. I have the lastest itunes verson. Ive tried everything but nothings worked and i dont want to jailbreak it. Please help!

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.
- 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

My ipod touch 4 is stuck in recovery mode and i do not know what to do help me

my ipod touch 4 is stuck in recovery mode and i do not know what to do help me

Connect the iPod to your computer and restore via iTunes
iTunes: Restoring iOS software

My ipod touch has been stuck in recovery mode for like 3 months and ive downloaded the newest itunes but itunes still wont recognize it!!! PLease Help by the way im using a macbook!!!!

My ipod touch has been stuck in recovery mode for like 3 months and ive downloaded the newest itunes but itunes still wont recognize it!!! PLease Help by the way im using a macbook!!!!
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

Have you been through the steps mentioned in this article? iOS: Device recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X

My iPod Touch 4g is stuck in Apple Mode after attempting to install the Siri GUI. What can I do to restore?

I have an 8GB, 4g iPod Touch. It has the lastest iOS on it (iOS 5). Yesterday I used Cydia to jailbreak it. I had no idea what I was doing but I followed step-by-step instuctions and it worked! Needless to say, I've messed up several times (while rebooting) and I am now a Pro!! Lol. Anyway, today, I was installing the Siri GUI software onto the iPod. It was a long and drawn out process and I'm assuming that I did it wrong. It was stuck in the black screen with the little (loading) loop. It sat there for about 30 minutes. Sometimes the loop would spin, sometimes it would just be there. Finally, I pushed the Home and Power buttons at the same time and I got the Apple Logo. And this is where I am stuck now.
I have tried a number of things, such as:
* Holding down the power button and hoping that the "slide to power off" screen would come up. No response.
* Holding down the Power AND Home buttons at the same time thinking the "connect to iTunes screen" would come up. The screen just goes black and then the Apple Logo comes back up.
* I've tried connecting to iTunes but it doesn't recognize my device. My laptop doesn't even "ding" when I plug it in. I've tried changing the USB port that I have the cord plugged into. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes. I've restarted my computer. I've went through the Apple Support troubleshooter and dealt with the "third party conflicts".
I'm not sure what else to do here. I realize that I probably should not be downloading, jailbreaking and attempting to 'mod' my iPod- I don't even know what DFU mode, GUI or most of the other hi-tech words mean. I am just pretty good at following directions, lol.
Can someone please help??
I'm using a Windows 7 OS on my laptop, not MAC.

I suggest try getting it back to your stock iOS and forget about jailbreaking.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Try a manual install (using DFU Mode), as outlined in the link below.
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IPod Touch 5th Gen stuck in recovery mode loop and unable to restore

Hello,
I attempted to download and update my iPod to IOS 8 wirelessly on the release date Sept. 17. After a few hours of downloading, I plugged my iPod into its charger to allow for the installation to complete. I went out for a few hours that evening and returned to find my iPod touch with the recovery mode image (cord hooking up to iTunes). At first i tried to kick it out of recovery mode by using some 3rd party applications. Every time that happened, it would reset my iPod only to return to the previous image (cord hooking up to iTunes). After this, I gave up trying to just kick it out of recovery mode and just restore it using iTunes. For the last 3 days, I have continuously attempted to restore my iPod but i am never able to successfully download the software. I have received multiple errors regarding "failure to connect to update serves" or "session has timed out". Most of the time,I ca't even get to the Terms and Agreements popup. The window simply says "attempting to connect to update server." In the extremely rare case that I get passed the terms and agreements pop up and begin the download, the approximate wait time always exceeds 80 hours, and then an error is detected shortly after stating the "failure to connect to update serves" and "session has timed out" errors.
I would simply like to be able to restore my device and make it usable so it is not a metal and glass "brick". Any help in this matter is much appreciated. Thanks.

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(1st gen) stuck in recovery mode and cannot restore??

I just bought a used ipod touch 1st gen. It was fully functional before I wiped it. I wanted to remove all of the other person's music and personal info before I started using it. I also wanted to update ios. I wiped it and when it restarted it was in recovery mode. I have tried to restore it and I keep getting an error message that it could not restore unknown error has occurred (1). I have tried troubleshooting and going through all of the steps that Apple suggests and nothing has worked. Any suggestions? I just want it restored and updated to the latest ios that will work with it (3.1.1 I believe) I don't know what to do at this point.

ERROR (1)
- Place the iPod in DFU mode and then restore
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- Try on another computer
- Try another cable
- Also, confirm your security software and settings are allowing communication between your device and update servers.
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
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Ipod Touch 2.0 stuck saying "Restoring iPod Software"

I downloaded 2.0 and it downloaded ok, but now, when it gets to the point to restore software, the green bar just barely starts and then it stays there... anyone have any suggestions? Oh, and it has been at this point overnite, and has not moved!!!

you must have been gone for 10 hours or something
ever since 8 A.M EST, apple's server has literally been dead, with no backup plan. As of now, Apple is frantically trying to fix it so that iphone and ipod Touch users can get the iphone 2.0 software update.

IPod touch 1st gen stuck on restore alert message

hi all,
last night i decided to update my ipod by downloading the lastest update. however, an error occurred during this. my ipod has now been stuck which the screen now ever since: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1275. every time i plug it into a computer it says the device has malfunctioned and if i try to update windows drivers it says it can't find any better ones than what i already have. i have tried everything in the link above as well (re-installed intunes, creating a new user etc), but nothing has worked. i've even tried to get it to work on my work computer today. any ideas on how i can get this working again??
thanks,
niki

hey I have all of the same problems from doing the same thing, my ipod Touch doesnt even operate, it just shows that image of the usb connector and the itunes.
What do I do??

My iPod Touch 3G is stuck in recovery mode.

I've tried different ports, I've disabled firewall and completely uninstalled antivirus and anti-spyware... I've used shift restore, I've tried DFU mode, no other computer to try it on, though.... I'm completely stuck. I have Windows 7 running most recent itunes. I go through this every time there's an update and eventually it would just finally take, but this is a new computer and I've honestly spent every moment that I'm home trying to get this update through.
Here's what diagnostics says:
Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Dell Inc. Inspiron 620
iTunes 10.5.1.42
QuickTime 7.6.9
FairPlay 1.13.36
Apple Application Support 2.1.5
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 4.0.0.97
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.57.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.5.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.5.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.5.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.5.45
iTunes Serial Number 002DAE540A610EA8
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2011-11-24 17:21:14.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
Intel Corporation, Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
Genius ID: d240762dcba7ac2b304ed2e0330e7b2b
**** Network Connectivity Tests ****
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name:          {E2EE9C0B-9374-43FE-8979-9692069312F7}
Description:          Dell Wireless 1502 802.11b/g/n
IP Address:          192.168.15.103
Subnet Mask:          255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:          192.168.15.1
DHCP Enabled:          Yes
DHCP Server:          192.168.15.1
Lease Obtained:          Thu Nov 24 07:48:20 2011
Lease Expires:          Fri Nov 25 07:48:20 2011
DNS Servers:          192.168.15.1
Adapter Name:          {9FC60966-E79B-4811-BDFE-990B8F7F9C61}
Description:          Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
IP Address:          0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask:          0.0.0.0
Default Gateway:          0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled:          Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained:          Wed Dec 31 17:00:00 1969
Lease Expires:          Wed Dec 31 17:00:00 1969
DNS Servers:
Active Connection:          LAN Connection
Connected:          Yes
Online:                    Yes
Using Modem:          No
Using LAN:          Yes
Using Proxy:          No
SSL 3.0 Support:          Enabled
TLS 1.0 Support:          Enabled
Firewall Information
Windows Firewall is on.
iTunes is enabled in Windows Firewall.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
Connection attempt to browsing iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to purchasing from iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
Connection attempt to firmware update server was successful.
Connection attempt to Gracenote server was successful.
Last successful iTunes Store access was 2011-11-24 16:58:06.
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LowerFilters: PxHlpa64 (2.0.0.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
D: Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-7270H, Rev 101A
Audio CD in drive.
Found 12 songs on CD, playing time 36:33 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:32
Track 2, start time 02:03:62
Track 3, start time 04:10:00
Track 4, start time 08:22:35
Track 5, start time 11:19:42
Track 6, start time 14:55:15
Track 7, start time 18:07:70
Track 8, start time 20:54:67
Track 9, start time 24:02:15
Track 10, start time 26:45:47
Track 11, start time 29:22:27
Track 12, start time 32:41:65
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are:   8 16 24 32 40 48.
The drive CDRW speeds are:   8.
The drive DVDR speeds are:   8.
The drive DVDRW speeds are:   8.
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iPodService 10.5.1.42 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.5.1.42 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
Universal Serial Bus Controllers:
Intel(R) 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 1C26. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 1C2D. Device is working properly.
No FireWire (IEEE 1394) Host Controller found.
**** Device Sync Tests ****
No iPod, iPhone, or iPad found.
It's saying there's no ipod, but I see my ipod listed on the sidebar. It doesn't SHOW as an ipod when I look at it in my computer, but that's only since recovery mode started.
Any suggestions?

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IPod touch 3rd gen stuck in recovery mode and iTunes cannot fix it

i have an ipod touch 3rd generation with firmware 4.3.4. i was recently playing an app whe all of the sudden my ipod just shuts off. i held the power button but it would not turn on. then i tried just holding and pressing and holding the power and home button on my ipod touch trying to get it to turn back on. eventually the apple logo appeared and i felt relieved. however the usb and itunes screen popped up so i plugged my ipod touch into my computer and tried to restore it. when i plugge my ipod touch in a message popped up telling me that my ipod touch was in recovery mode and had to be restored. so i clicked on restore and waited for my ipod to restore. then another message popped up. it said that my ipod was not approved from apple to be restored. i had no idea what was going on so i did some research. i found that other people have seen an error pop up but with an error number. my error displayed no error number. i thought to myself that that was strange so i tried to restore my ipod agian. then i realized when i clicked on my ipod in itunes that my ipod summery was wierd. the name of my ipod was ipod and the capacity and serial number etc. said n/a. what is wrong with my ipod and how do i fix it? i miss my ipod.

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My iPod Touch 4 is stuck in recovery mode & iTunes doesn't recognize it

I ran an IOS Software Update on my Ipod Touch 4, during which the Ipod totally locked up. Then the iTunes icon appeared on the screen, with a power cord symbol. I plugged it into the computer, and opened up iTunes. iTunes said the iPod was in recovery mode and that it could only open it if it was restored. I ran restore, which I was very hesitant to do; but I had no other option. It took a very long time, but appeared to be working properly, no error messages appeared during the restore. It took hours to restore.. At the end of the restore process, I expected the iPod to reboot or another screen to come up on the iTunes page on the PC. Instead, nothing changed. The iTunes page stayed the same, the iPod stayed the same, with the same "iTunes" screen. After an hour, I unplugged it. I went online for a solution, followed the instructions to put it into DFU mode after iTunes quit recognizing it altogether when I plug it in. The iPod screen is still stuck on the "recovery mode" screen. I have the most current version of iTunes on the PC, running it on a Windows PC with Vista. I love my iPod and ran the software update for maintenance, and instead it locked it up and made it unusable. It is no longer covered under warranty. I tried the health check with Apple, but they can't communicate with the iPod because it's in recovery mode. Please help! I live in a town with no Apple store.

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 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 4th Gen stuck in recovery mode, no error message!

I have an iPod Touch stuck in recovery mode. It has a picture of a usb cord pointing to the iTunes symbol. When I plug it into a computer it says "iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes." So i did. After it had finished it came up with that message again! Also I've tried using DFU mode and it didn't work. Suggestions?

Maybe:
Restore loop (being prompted to restore again after a restore successfully completes)
Troubleshoot your USB connection. If the issue persists, out-of-date or incorrectly configured third-party security software may be causing this issue. Please follow Troubleshooting security software issues. .
Next try placing in DFU mode and then restoring.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
Then try restoring on another computer.
Last, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Need help asap please! ipod touch screen black, stuck in recovery mode!

i connected my ipod touch to my laptop windows xp and ipod was on normally and then it opened itunes like usual, but then the ipod touch iteself turned black! then itunes said it was stuck in recovery mode. so i clicked to restore it, and its in the process of restoring, then it stopped, window popped up saying error 6! my ipod touch wont turn on at all, restoring doesnt finish, help!!!
please and thanks!!

Please [*_CLICK HERE_*|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1275]as it includes some troubleshooting techniques that Apple has listed. Hope it helps solve your problem.
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