My iPod is disabled for 22 million minutes, how do I enable it?

Plug in your iPod. Open My Computer (or Computer for Vista). Click on Folder options and enable to view hidden files. Next go to iPod_control and click on the folder named Device. If your iPod is locked, there will be a file _locked . Rename the file to _unlocked. Remove your iPod and it should be cleared. This is the only way that I am aware off, other then a total restore where you will of course lose your data. Good Luck and let us know if it works.

Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.

iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen

If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.

How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings

For how to restore:

iTunes: Restoring iOS software

To restore from backup see:

iOS: How to back up

If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.

You can redownload iTunes purchases by:

Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

Forget Recovery Mode, unless you WANT to wipe all of your data and start over. Instead, connect your iPod to a computer using the USB cable. Nothing else. Problem solved.

I had the same problem, and all I had to do was hold the Home button until the wifi symbol showed up in the corner by where it says iPod, then I held it again and the slide to unlock showed up and I just had to put in my password and it works again

DMW07 did you notice that the post is over six months old and is marked as solved?

so what do you do if recovery doesnt work, and itunes does not mount or detect a device in recovery?

additionally what if its an iPAD not iPOD.

THIS IS THE SIMPLEST SOLUTION. WORKED LIKE A CHARM!

Yes, this worked for me. I plugged it into my iMac, which is synced with all of my Apple devices, and the problem immediately resolved itself. Thanks!

I know this post is 2 years old and has been "solved", but in case someone else has the issue as we did, all we did was hold the home button and power button at the same time for several seconds, until the screen shut off. Then it just restarted by itself and we were then able to put in the password. 🙂 No restoring/erasing/redownloading anything!

Thank you so much for that! I restarted it by holding the home and power button at the same time, like you said, and even though it took a couple tries, it definitely saved me a ton of time and I didn't have to worry about losing my files! 🙂

My 5th gen iPod that is disabled for 23,994,570 isn’t letting me fix it. I think it is 7.0.1 not to sure. but my problem is when I plug it in to reset it, it doesn’t allow me for the reason I brought I when I lived in England and now I live in Spain but when I go on my account on iTunes it redirects me to the English iTunes. I have authorised my iTunes with my laptop and have the latest version of iTunes but it still won’t work. As when I connect it, it says respond on iPod but I can’t as it is disabled please help.

Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.

iOS: Forgot passcode or device disabled

If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.

How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings

For how to restore:

iTunes: Restoring iOS software

To restore from backup see:

Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup - Apple Support

If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.

You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:

Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

GavinDymock wrote:

My 5th gen iPod that is disabled for 23,994,570 isn’t letting me fix it. I think it is 7.0.1 not to sure. but my problem is when I plug it in to reset it, it doesn’t allow me for the reason I brought I when I lived in England and now I live in Spain but when I go on my account on iTunes it redirects me to the English iTunes. I have authorised my iTunes with my laptop and have the latest version of iTunes but it still won’t work. As when I connect it, it says respond on iPod but I can’t as it is disabled please help.

My iPad had 24 millions minutes of disable how can I reset it.