If you locked your iPod touch how do you reset it?

Answer 1

An iPod that is locked (the screen lock, not the hold switch) can only be restored via iTunes if the combination is not known.

Restoring the iPod will erase all contents of the iPod and take it back to factory-fresh condition.

Wrong. I found this online, tried it and presto!

How To: Unlock a Locked iPodMy friend recently locked her iPod, and forgot her passcode. After searching the internet, she came up with this link telling her that there is effectively no way to unlock a locked iPod. Wrong!

After doing some digging around inside the iPod, I couldn't find anything. However, enabling hidden folders brought up a new folder: iPod_Control. Inside this folder was another named Device, and inside this was a file named _locked. Opening up this file in Notepad, I found a bunch of symbols, I assume this was an encrypted password. I simply deleted the file, and the iPod was unlocked! This worked for me, but after further research, I found out that the fix for this problem depends on what type of iPod you have. However, the following set of steps should work for everyone.

1) First rename the _locked file to _unlocked. Disconnect the iPod and reset it.

2) If that did not solve the problem, delete all the text inside the aforementioned file. Save it, and then disconnect the iPod and reset it.

3) If that still did not work, delete the file and then disconnect the iPod and reset it.

Keep in mind that this is not an Apple-sanctioned guide, so use caution when trying this, and if you are not sure of what you are doing, backup any files before you alter or delete them.

Answer 2

You will have to find the owner for that...

Chances are that they won't give you the touch back afterwards though...

You can do a hard reset by holding the home button and the power button until the iPod turns off, then (while still holding the buttons) wait until a silver apple shows up on the screen.

The iPod will still be locked though.

Answer 3

Hold the home and sleep button until the apple icon appears in the background. If that doesn't work, then you may have to connect to itunes. Hopefully, you won't have to connect to itunes, because if you do , it will delete everything. But if you do, plug into itunes and repeat the first step.

Answer 4

You need to insert the passcode.