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The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026. Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state.
You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.
Trying to reset AppleTV 3rd gen via iTunes. AppleTV does not show up when connected and in fact no mention of apple tv anywhere on my iTunes software although have updated?
Restore your Apple TV through iTunes - Apple Support
Take note that the Apple TV (3rd generation) needs to be powered as described in the Support document.
Take note that the USB cable needs to support data transfer, which excludes some charging cables originally bundled with other devices.
AppleTV reset via iTunes
