Q: i forgot my password and am locked out and says disabled. how can I restore if i have not backed up

You can restore iOS by putting the device into recovery mode and plugging it into your computer running iTunes. You will lose your data if it's not backed up. There is no way around that.

Disabled

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.

dis is da same problem I'm havein its just sayin ipod is disabled connect to itunes

See my previous reply

Fadda fish wrote:

 

dis is da same problem I'm havein its just sayin ipod is disabled connect to itunes

my iPhone says activation lock

Which has nothing to do with this thread, which has been dead for over 5 months.

Please start your own thread.