HT203165: iPod: Can't restore or update in iTunes with error 1415, 1417, 1418, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1436, or 1439

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Q: iPod in recovery mode and won't restore.

Two days ago my iPod classic was having trouble playing music.  After fiddling around with it for a while it came up with a screen telling me to plug it into my computer and restore it.  I tried to do so many times but every time the I'd get an error message telling me it could not restore.  I tried updating iTunes, restarting my computer, I even left the iPod on all night so it would run out of power in hopes that it would restart.

iPod classic

Posted on Sep 9, 2012 3:21 PM