I want to use DFU recovery mode for my iPod, is this going to remove all my music, contacts, pictures, apps, etc.

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I want to use DFU recovery mode for my iPod, is this going to remove all my music, contacts, pictures, apps, etc.

My iPod has been acting up recently and its extremely annoying. My battery drains to 20% almost instantly after unplugging it after its been charging overnight, when i plug it in to charge it only takes about 1 minute when it says its full, sometimes it shuts off when it says there's still battery power. Today i noticed the screen keeps glitching and whenever i unplug it and open the camera it immediately shuts down. I've tried restarting it multiple times. I'm going to try the DFU mode and see if it cures the problem but i don't know if that will erase every single thing i put on there myself. Anyone else having this problem? Any suggestions on anything else that will work?

iPod touch, iOS 8.4.1

Posted on Aug 20, 2015 3:29 PM

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ChrisJ4203

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Aug 20, 2015 3:33 PM in response to BlooJ02

DFU is not a recovery mode, and DFU erases everything from the device. There are other steps to take before a DFU restore. You have tried restarting, the next step is reset holding the sleep/wake and home buttons together until you see the Apple logo and the release. Then if necessary, restore from backup, and restore as new.

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BlooJ02 Author

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Aug 20, 2015 4:04 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

I just tried restarting it using the home and wake button, its still the same but i will try restoring from backup. When i plug it into my charger its always been glitching up the ipod, i dont know if this is one of the reasons its doing all this but when i use a different charger its fine.

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