Reset factory settings and start over
My PC won't recognise my iPod any more, and has wiped out most of my songs in a failed sync.
Is there a way of resetting the factory settings and starting over, than just renaming my iPod to the previous name and letting it run a new sync?
Or is there another solution?
It is something of a fix all, but you lose everything on the iPod, so make sure that everything is safely backed up.
If your laptop is relatively new, then you most likely do have USB2/highpower/speed.
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Is there an easier way other than restoring to factory settings and starting over?
Open itunes, connect ipod, select what you want, sync.
No need to restore. Just sync. It will erase the current content and replace with the content of the new computer. -
On imac running10.6 I reset factory settings and start up only got logo andspinning wheel. I've tried safe mode w no luck. Tried recovery mode. Just tried shift command and v and the last three lines say dubious permission on file skipping. It stops there.
I also started in single user mode. Typed in the sbin fsck fy command. Said appears to be ok but also files were modified. When I type reboot it goes back to logo and spinning wheel
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So I had purchased some new music via my ipod, then wanted to sync it to the rest of my music library on my PC, but when I connected it, it automatically reset my ipod to factory settings, and deleted over half of my music, including videos and photos! Has anyone else had this issue? Can anything be done to get the missing things back?
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If the videos and were in your Camera Roll album and you backed up restore from that backup -
Restoring factory settings and keeping content
I want to put PG restrictions on my son's ipod, but no-one can remember the restrictions passcode. I heard I must restore factory settings to start over, but I need to keep the content of their games of minecraft. How do I do this?
"1. If I restore it to factory settings when the update comes up, I realize everything will be erased, but would that improve connection time on itunes with my Mac?"
Going from personal experience, mine is Mac formatted and only takes a few seconds to appear on the desktop.
"2. The instructions say I have to have a power supply in order to do a restore (I don't have one). If it is fully charged when I do the restore, can I do the restore without getting in any sort of bind? Or is the power supply essential?"
Under normal circumstances the 5G iPod will restore directly from your computer without an adapter. I have one for travelling and they are worth having but I have never had occasion to use it during a restore.
"3. If I decide not to do the restore... since I downloaded all of the songs from my mac and the ipod is recognized on there, can the software update be done on my PC?"
If it is Windows formatted any software updates will have to be done on a PC. You won't be able to update on the Mac without changing the formatting. -
I bought an iPhone 5 at Best Buy, and they started the setup assistant process. Now I can't go back and start over so I can sync my phone to my iTunes account. I have an old iPhone 3GS and didn't use the iCloud. I backed up to my computer. And now I can't reset my iPhone 5 to sync to my iTunes.
Help.I purchased a iPhone 5, and after completing a backup of my old iPhone 3GS, I in error selected Set Up as a New iPhone in the Setup Assistant.
I connected to iTunes and did a Restore iPhone, which set the iPhone5 back to factory defaults, and I was able to restart the Setup Assistant, and following the apple support instructions, restored from my 3GS backup and synced with my iTunes account. The Restore kept my phone number intact.
I was worried that I would lose the setup of my phone number that was done in the store, but everything worked perfectly. -
My iphone 4s is no longer detecting wifi since the IOS8 updates came out. I've restarted, rest the networks, reset the phone back to factory settings, and even tried the freezer trick. It is STILL not detecting ANY wifi networks. HELP!!! I cannot afford to go over my data and I use wifi at home and work... I believe the updates have caused the issue, because it was working fine before the second update released (I hadn't put the first one one until I noticed it had stopped working, and by then the second IOS8 version had came out). They need to do a third update to fix this issue.
If it's grayed out:
Reset Network Settings - if that doesn't fix it, then Backup and Restore AS A NEW DEVICE.
If it's still grayed out, unfortunately that means your Wi-Fi antenna quit, and it needs service. -
Hi All,
I have had to reset my laptop to factory settings and reinstall iTunes. I backed up all my songs and apps and have now put all songs back in to iTunes. However, now i cannot drag songs or apps from my iTunes to my iPhone.
It only gives me the 'no entry' style icon when i drag it across rather than the 'plus' icon to add items to the iPhone.
Any ideas how to get round this or will i have to clear the phone and start again?
Any help would be very appreciated.See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
tt2 -
My ipad won't start up. I downloaded iTunes on my pc while my iPad was charging - could this have caused the problem? I don't want to restore to factory settings and lose data. I also recently successfully paired my ipad with a bluetooth keypad. Any ideas or solutions? Thanks, L
FYI, your iPad will charge much faster if you plug it directly into an electrical outlet.
When doing the reset, as Jackkcc suggests, make sure you let go of both buttons fairly promptly after the apple image appears, then wait another 10 seconds or so for the iPad to start up. Note that a reset does not alter any data or settings. -
Wifi just stopped working on an iPhone 4S, iOS 8.1.3. Have reset to factory settings and restored, still no wifi. Will next release of iOS address this problem?
Hey there kevin8!
I have an article for you that can help you continue to troubleshoot this issue with the Wi-Fi on your iPhone. The article can be found right here:
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1398
Hopefully that will help resolve your issue. Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden -
I am trying to put my ipad back to factory settings and it keeps asking for my original Id which is the reason I am needing to reset it. When I try to do this via password prompts it asks for my date of birth which I enter correctly and it tells me it is incorrect and then trying the email route this does not send any emails to the registered accounts I set up originally - help!!
My guess is all the issues are probably related and fall back to malware.
AVG is probably correct in identifying malware. So I suggest you try some cleaning tools other than Emsisoft .
ones I use (all of them one after the other until I find one that can cope) are;
Roguekiller http://www.adlice.com/softwares/roguekiller/
Malwarebytes anti malware Free http://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/var2/confirm/
ESET online scanner http://www.eset.com/int/home/products/online-scanner/
So first create a clean boot in Windows using Microsoft's instructions https://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135?wa=wsignin1.0 and then run the anti malware applications.
My outside looking in guess is that malware has set itself up as an internet proxy and is is downloading copies of itself and other malware, blocking some mail port as times as downloading more malware is more important, and probably breaking your tivo as well..
Try the malware programs first. If that does not work I will try and talk you through some logging to see what is happening. -
I downloaded ios7 and now some apps won't open even after resetting don't won't to lose my info by deleting and starting over.. What to do?
Try close all inactive apps
1. Double tap the home button to bring up the multi-tasking view
2. Swipe up on the screenshot of the app you want to exit.
3. The app will fly off the screen -
I have to reset factory settings but Apple ID is old email no longer used. I can't recall the password and when I went to answer security questions it told me my date of birth was wrong. How do i rest password but get it sent to my current email address
Go to http://iforgot.apple.com to get help with your password.
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I purchased the display version of my Macbook Pro at a navy exchange. The woman working at the store did not know how to reset to factory so I took it home as was. I have been using it for about a month and the laptop had Pages and Keynote on it already. I just reset to factory settings and it now has neither. Is there a way to get these back for free? I think my computer purchase makes it eligible to have these apps for free but since I reset it they are gone.
Go to the App Store where you can purchase copies of the apps. You cannot get them for free. The ones installed belonged to the previous owner. You will need to purchase using your Apple ID.
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I have had to reset my iPad to factory settings and lost iTunes
Question: how can I retrieve my iTunes, mad configure across all 3 pieces of kit.
I have had to reset my iPad 2 to factory settings, and in so doing lost iTunes and photos.
This has been a very long term issue with my Icloud account. It's never worked on my mac notebook, iPad nor recently purchased iPhone 4.
This issue has been compounded by bad advice from Apple Helpine who is insisted I recreate an Apple ID using a gmail account.
A meeting at a Genius Bar discredited this advice and promised to send me an email explaining how to get, retrieve my mac e address, that email did not arrive.
In desperation I have had to reset my iPad, reset my ID and at least iCloud is now working for the first time.
However I suspect the iTunes is now attached to the gmail account, which I do not wish to receive.Typos mad = and
Receive = retrieve
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