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how can I take backup on my disabled ipod touch before i restore....device-backup is not active on my itunes

how can I take backup on my disabled ipod touch before i restore.....device back up is not active on my itunes

iPod touch, iOS 7.1

Posted on Apr 17, 2014 9:13 AM

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Apr 17, 2014 9:16 AM in response to potterfan

You can't

Disabled

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: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes

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.

Jul 17, 2015 2:00 PM in response to noconnection

If the iPod only says Disabled, and not also Connect to iTunes you can make a backup and the backup option will be active. The poster said his Backup option was not active.

Also for that you have had to previously synced to to the computer/iTunes library.

noconnection wrote:


Itunes allowed me to make a backup of my disabled Ipod. Is that backup good for anything or will it just restore my Ipod to its disabled state and a total waste of time and space. I.E. can I backup, restore to new then restore disabled backup and get my data back.

how can I take backup on my disabled ipod touch before i restore....device-backup is not active on my itunes

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