Q: My son's ipod is disabled for over 23,000,000 minutes.  I requested to erase it on find my iphone and requested to erase it, but the ipod is offline.

Locked Out, Forgot Lock or Restrictions Passcode, or Need to Restore Your Device: Several Alternative Solutions

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Forgotten Restrictions Passcode Help

            iPad,iPod,iPod Touch Recovery Mode

You will need to restore your device as New to remove a Restrictions passcode. Go through the normal process to restore your device, but when you see the options to restore as New or from a backup, be sure to choose New.

You can restore from a backup if you have one from BEFORE you set the restrictions passcode.

Also, see iTunes- Restoring iOS software.

If none of the above help, then:

Placing your device into recovery (DFU-Device Firmware Upgrade) mode:

 

Follow these steps to place your iOS device into recovery mode. If your iOS device is already in recovery mode, you can proceed immediately to step 6.

1. Disconnect the USB cable from the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, but leave the        other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.    2. Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds        until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to turn off.                 * If you cannot turn off the device using the slider, press and hold the                 Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. When the device turns off,                 release the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons.     3. While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the        device. The device should turn on. Note: If you see the battery charge warning,        let the device charge for at least ten minutes to ensure that the battery has some        charge, and then start with step 2 again.   4. Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen.        When this screen appears you can release the Home button:   5. If necessary, open iTunes. You should see the following "recovery mode" alert:   6. Use iTunes to restore the device.

 

If you don't see the "Connect to iTunes" screen, try these steps again. If you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen but the device does not appear in iTunes, see this article and its related links.

Note: When using recovery mode, you can only restore the device. All user content on the device will be erased, but if you had previously synced with iTunes on this computer, you can restore from a previous backup. See this article for more information.

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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:

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.

If you previously synced to the computer then you may be able to recover use of the iPod without erasing the iPod by following the instructions here:

Disabled Recovery-must use syncing computer.           

I have a problem similiar. Mine is disabled for 24,000,000 million minutes. I just purchased a new computer so my IPod is not synced with Itunes. I try to sync it so I can restore it but I have to accept it on my IPod which I can;t get into. If I take it to Apple, will they be able to fix it or am I screwed and wasted $240 for nothing???

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Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201263
and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
https://geekindisguise.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/how-to-put-ipod-touch-iphone-int o-dfu-mode/

For how to restore:
Use iTunes to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252
To restore from backup see:
Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204184
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        
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201272

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.

or
If you previously turned on FIndMyiPod on the iPod in Settings>iCloud and wifi is on and connected go to iCloud: Find My iPhone,
sign in and go to FIndMyiPhone
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH2696?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US
and use Remote Wipe
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH2701?locale=en_US
to erase the contents of your device. If you have been using iCloud to back up,
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US
you may be able to restore the most recent backup to reset the passcode after the device has been erased.
You can also wipe the iOS device by installing the FindMyiPhone app on another iOS device and using that app to wipe the device.

pt_cruiser wrote:

 

I have a problem similiar. Mine is disabled for 24,000,000 million minutes. I just purchased a new computer so my IPod is not synced with Itunes. I try to sync it so I can restore it but I have to accept it on my IPod which I can;t get into. If I take it to Apple, will they be able to fix it or am I screwed and wasted $240 for nothing???