Friend Found an iPod Touch

[jds 20]

My friend found an iPod touch about four months ago in a park. No one has come forward to claim it so she is wondering if there is some way to re-activate it so she can give it to her son. It keeps saying the ipod is "Locked". Any suggestions on a workaround?

[Krev 86]

This worked for my brother: http://techappy.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-unlock-locked-ipod.html

[Race4LastPlace 31]

Just password locked? Did this last week for my nieces ipod touch:

* Connect your IPOD Touch to iTunes

* Press or Hold the power and home keys 10 seconds.

* Screen goes black, now release the power button

* Make sure you do not release the Home key until your iTunes says "We have detected an itouch in recovery mode."

* After this its simple all you got to do is a simple restore using your iTunes

[jds 20]

Just password locked? Did this last week for my nieces ipod touch:

* Connect your IPOD Touch to iTunes

* Press or Hold the power and home keys 10 seconds.

* Screen goes black, now release the power button

* Make sure you do not release the Home key until your iTunes says "We have detected an itouch in recovery mode."

* After this its simple all you got to do is a simple restore using your iTunes

I get a message that says, "iTunes could not connect to the iPod because it is locked with a passcode. You must enter the passcode on the iPod before it can be used with iTunes." Thoughts

[Race4LastPlace 31]

Okay first you hold the power button and turn it off make sure the ipod is unplugged from the computer. now hold down the home button and plug the ipod into the computer(make sure you are holding down the home button before you plug it in.) then keep holding the home button until you the itunes screen. release home, and open up itunes on your computer it will recognize it as a recovery ipod or iphone. it will say you have to restore click the restore button on itunes and perfect. Job done. it will update and reset ipod or iphone so you dont need the passcode.

[jds 20]

Okay first you hold the power button and turn it off make sure the ipod is unplugged from the computer. now hold down the home button and plug the ipod into the computer(make sure you are holding down the home button before you plug it in.) then keep holding the home button until you the itunes screen. release home, and open up itunes on your computer it will recognize it as a recovery ipod or iphone. it will say you have to restore click the restore button on itunes and perfect. Job done. it will update and reset ipod or iphone so you dont need the passcode.

Stay tuned. Seems to be working.

[jds 20]

Stay tuned. Seems to be working.

Damn. I get a message saying the iPod isn't eligible for restore. I think I'm out of luck.

[Race4LastPlace 31]

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808

thats all i have left. good luck

[jds 20]

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808

thats all i have left. good luck

Worked. Thanks. First you bring Canadian beer into the dressing room and now this. I bow to you, sir.

[Race4LastPlace 31]

haha. glad it worked out for ya :)

[hardenqueen 0]

Just password locked? Did this last week for my nieces ipod touch:

* Connect your IPOD Touch to iTunes

* Press or Hold the power and home keys 10 seconds.

* Screen goes black, now release the power button

* Make sure you do not release the Home key until your iTunes says "We have detected an itouch in recovery mode."

* After this its simple all you got to do is a simple restore iPod using your iTunes

If your iPod is not detected by iTunes when you connect it to your computer, you may need to put it into DFU mode before you can restore it.

[MThockeydad 469]

Try SharePod to archive the music already on it.

[Race4LastPlace 31]

If your iPod is not detected by iTunes when you connect it to your computer, you may need to put it into DFU mode before you can restore it.

not sure why you would bring a topic back from the dead just to say that. DFU mode is done by holding the home and power buttons as I described, to put in recovery mode.

[quinton1 4]

Just plug it in and restore using itunes!