How to unlock an ipod with itunes

The passcode or password on an iPod touch is the first and most important line of defense in protecting your personal and business data. If you have forgotten the password to unlock the device, there is no way to get it back. The device will remain locked and the data it contains will be inaccessible. You can, however, reset the device and choose a new passcode, while restoring all of your data, provided you backed up the iPod Touch before you forgot the passcode.

The Role of Your Passcode

The passcode on an iPod touch is an important security element to protect the data on your device. If you, or anyone else, could easily access the device contents without a passcode, then it wouldn't serve its purpose. When you activate the passcode feature, it becomes an encryption key that is the only way to access much of the data stored on the device. Email messages and attachments, for example, use 256-bit AES encryption on an iPod touch.

Tip

If you activated the Erase Data feature when setting your passcode, the data will be automatically erased by removing the data encryption key from the device after 10 failed attempts.

Wiping All Data From Your iPod touch

The first step to recovering your iPod touch is to restore it to factory settings, which is the way it was when you first opened the box. All of your data will be erased, but you will get it back later. Without your passcode, of course, the data is inaccessible anyway so erasing it really doesn't change your situation.

If you don't already have iTunes on your computer, install it now. Connect your iPod Touch to your computer using the cable it came with. Press and hold the Home button and the top button at the same time. If your device doesn't have a top button, press both the Home button and side button at the same time. Keep pressing the two buttons until you see the Recovery Mode screen appear on your computer. Click "Restore."

Your computer may need to download software for your iPod touch. If the download takes more than 15 minutes, your iPod touch will leave recovery mode, so you will have to press the Home and top buttons to start recovery mode again.

Setting Up and Restoring Your iPod touch

Once you have finished wiping the data on your iPod touch, you will see the welcome screen. Follow the onscreen instructions to activate your device. You will then be prompted to select a new passcode. If you want to use a longer passcode or one with letters instead of numbers, tap "Passcode Options" to see this option.

Next, you will be prompted to set up the iPod touch as a new device or to restore from a backup. Select "Restore From iCloud Backup" or "Restore From iTunes Backup," depending on which method you used to back up your device last.

Sign in with your Apple ID, including your email address and Apple ID password, then follow the onscreen instructions to restore your data.

Restoring Data From Another Apple Device

If you haven't backed up your iPod touch, but you have backed up another Apple iOS device, like an iPhone or iPad, you can restore your iPod touch using the data from that other device. Only the data that is compatible with your iPod touch can be restored. Text messages and attachments from an iPhone won't be restored, for example, but contacts and other data can be restored. Apps that you bought and their data can also be restored, provided they are compatible with your iPod touch and its version of iOS.

It's really awful if you lost or forgot the password of your iPod touch. In this situation, you may need to get optional solutions to unlock iPod touch without iTunes or computer. These solutions are elaborated in this article.

Part 1. In What Kind of Situation Will iPod Be Disabled?

Wrong passcode will result in iPod Being Disabled and saying "try again in 2437982 minutes"

Your incorrect attempts to unlock iPod touch will result that the device being locked. So it is advisable not to enter the passcode again if you are not sure that the correct passcode is.

iPod is disabled connect to iTunes

This situation often happens when you enter the wrong passcode for more than 6 times. When your iPod touch is disabled connect to iTunes, the iPod will be fully locked.

Part 2. Effective Methods to Unlock Disabled iPod without iTunes

Actually, it is not difficult to unlock iPod without iTunes and computer, the tutorials below will help most users increase the awareness of this issue to relieve their anxiety.

Unlock iPod via Siri

Many users who need to unlock disabled iPod touch prefer to using Siri, since it can be performed without iTunes or computer. And the existing data on the iPod Touch will not be affected either. Here are the steps:

1. Activate Siri by keeping pressing the home button on your iPod Touch.
2. Ask the question of what time it is and a clock will be displayed on the home screen.
3. Click the Clock icon and hit on + icon on the right corner of the screen. Then enter any numbers or characters into the search bar.
4. Keep pressing the characters to copy the text. Then click on Share and various options that you can share the texts with will be displayed.
5. Choose the option of Message and a new message interface will pop up.
6. Paste the text into the To field and click on the Return button in the right hand corner of the screen.
7. Click on Create New Contact, and then click on Add Photo on the next screen.
8. Finally, click on Choose Photo option and Home button. After a while, the passcode will be bypassed.

Cons of This Method:

• It is a bug for iOS 10 and easier versions, and has been fixed after the release of the new iOS version. That's to say, this method is only workable for iOS versions older than iOS 10.
• The passcode on iPod will not be removed permanently via this method. That means you need to follow the steps above each time you need to access your disabled iPod.

Reset Disabled iPod without iTunes via iCloud

This is an official way that can be used to unlock iPod Touch on condition that Find My iPhone has been enabled. The passcode can be removed by completely erasing the device. See the steps below to unlock disabled iPod without iTunes and computer through iCloud.

1. Go to iCloud website in any web browser.
2. Sign in with your Apple account username and password.
3. The iPod Touch should appear in the list of devices.
4. Click on the action option at the bottom of the screen.
5. Click on Erase iPod touch. This will erase all the data including the screen passcode on the iPod touch.

Cons of This Method:

• "Find My iPod" must be turned on and your iPod Touch should be signed in with an iCloud account.
• The iPod should be connected with the stable internet.

Unlock iPod Touch without iTunes in One Click

The most simple way to unlock iPod Touch without iTunes is using FoneGeek iPhone Passcode Unlocker. This desktop software provides the feature of unlocking disabled iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch in only one click. No need to install iTunes on your computer.

What Can You Enjoy with FoneGeek iPhone Passcode Unlocker:

• Easy guide is provided to unlock all models of iOS devices without any difficulty.
• It can remove the screen passcode as well as Apple ID without passcode.
• All iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad modes are supported. And the latest iOS 16 is supported as well.

Step 1. As the desktop software, this program should be downloaded on your computer. After that, click the software icon to open it. Then click on "Unlock Screen Passcode".

Step 2. The iPod Touch may not be detected since it is locked. If so, follow the instructions on the program to put the device into DFU or recovery mode.

Step 3. Then choose the firmware package that matches your iPod Touch and tap on "Download" to proceed.

Step 4. After downloading the firmware, click on "Start Unlock" to continue the unlocking process. The passcode will be removed after that. Then restart your iPod Touch to reset a new passcode.

Unlock iPod Touch without iTunes on Windows Computer

If you have a computer running Windows OS version, you can unlock iPod without iTunes on your Windows computer. Here are the steps for that:

Step 1. Connect the iPod touch to your computer. If iTunes launches automatically, close it.

Step 2. Then go to Computer > Devices with Removable Storage and you’ll view your iPod touch.

Step 3. Open the iPod touch folder. To show the key folder, head over to Tools > Folder options > view tabs > show hidden files, folders, and drive.

Step 4. You will find the iPod_Control folder. Scroll to find the "_locked" file and change the name to "_unlocked". The iPod passcode will soon be removed.

Part 3. How to Unlock Disabled iPod with iTunes

Unlock iPod by Restoring iTunes Backup

If you have synced your iPod touch with iTunes previously, you can restore your iPod touch with iTunes backup to avoid data loss. This can be done with iTunes on your computer. It sounds to be easy, but it will not succeed if your device cannot be recognized.

• Connect the disabled iPod on your computer and click on Summary of iPod in iTunes.
• Then click on Restore Backup button and you will see a pop-up box asking you to choose one backup for the restore. Just select one iTunes backup and click Restore.

Restore iPod Touch by iTunes in Recovery Mode

You may also need to know how to use recovery mode to unlock your disabled iPod Touch. However, the iPod Touch data and settings will completely be erased. Here are the steps:

• On your computer, launch iTunes and connect the iPod Touch to the computer.
• After the iPod Touch is connected, keep pressing the Home button and the top button for 8 seconds until you can see iTunes icon on the screen.
• When iTunes detected the iPod Touch being in recovery mode, click Restore on the pop up window and the latest iOS version will be downloaded on the device.

Cons of This Method:

• Unknown errors may arise and damage your iPod Touch system.
• It is not workable if the iPod Touch screen is broken.

Conclusion

You can use the solutions above to unlock iPod Touch without iTunes. There may also be other effective solutions to unlock the disabled iPod and you can let us know by submitting a comment below.

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