Need help restoring itouch - dont have passcode or original PC
Hello folks -
My father in law just gave me his old itouch to me. It had been collecting dust for more than a year now.
I would like to begin using the itouch, but I am unable to access it on my PC. I don't know the passcode for the itouch, and the original PC that the itouch was synced to is long gone.
I have tried to restore the itouch, but nothing seems to work.
What do I need to do to begin using the itouch.
Thanks in advance. All help is greatly appreciated.
Connect in recovery mode and restore, you'll get the option to rest the passcode during this process:
iOS: Unable to update or restore and iPhone and iPod touch: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
If you cannot remember the passcode, you will need to restore your device using the computer with which you last synced it. This allows you to reset your passcode and resync the data from the device (or restore from a backup). If you restore on a different computer that was never synced with the device, you will be able to unlock the device for use and remove the passcode, but your data will not be present. Refer to Updating and restoring iPhone, iPad and iPod touch software.
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