Enabling a disabled iPod Touch without connecting to iTunes can be very tricky. Since these types of iPods are often "found" (or even stolen), it can be tough to get them up and running without the help of an active, legal iTunes account. However, there are a series of steps you can take that may result in success; these methods may work for some iTouch units. Here is the best way of trying to enable a disabled iPod Touch without connecting to iTunes...
The Procedure
Boot up iTunes and make sure it's fully loaded on the screen. Then, switch off your iPod Touch using the on/off button. Next, you'll need to hold down the Menu button while plugging the USB cord into your laptop or personal computer. Start pressing the Home button once your USB cord is in place, and wait to see a message on the screen. This alert should let you know that iTunes has found your hardware (your iTouch). Click anywhere on the bulletin, and wait for a stream of information about your iPod to appear. At the end of this barrage of data, you'll be asked whether you want to delete all of your saved settings and return to the factory settings. This sort of reset is what's known in the industry as a "hard reset". Click the Restore button; then hit OK. You may need to wait as your iTouch is processed and reset. Eventually, it should work as you need it to. Bear in mind that this method is not always successful.
You can always contact iTunes or Apple customer support to find out more about hard resets; however, if you did not come by your iTouch legally, this may be uncovered during a discussion with technical support. In general, it's always best to connect to iTunes when trying to restore your iTouch.
You can't this is what I did...Ok.....this is what I did and it worked.1st:Have itunes up and ready ,next turn off your ipod touch,now while holding the menu button and plug in the usb cord.keep holding the home button and a picture will pop up,it should look like a usb cord and a computer, now look on you computer screen and a little message should pop up saying itunes has detected an ipod or something like that.click on it and it will have some stuff about the ipod ,(you can let go of the home button now)but click restore.Last it will say if your sure becuse all your stuff will delete and go to the factory settings click ok them a whole bunch of stuff will pop up and will load so leave it for a bit but after all that turn it on and it should work.(PS:it is normal that the screen will go back before it restores itself.
I know this because I found an ipo but nobody said any thing cause it was at soccer and so I watched a video on how to do this but it didnt work so I tryed some thing simular and it worked...
I don't know I have the same problem with my ipod touch my brother put a password on my ipod touch and I couldn't login and it got disabled I need the help to
Oh my god thank you sooo much it worked!!! At first it didnt, but you have to keep holdin it untill it works. I tried about five times till I got the hang of it. Thank you so much...
I have tried to by pressing the buttons together and shutting down then back on waiting for the apple sign to come back on and it still saying its disabled and connect to itunes
I have tried by pressing the buttons together and shutting it down and turning it back on but it is not working at all.... What should I do I have a 16 gb ipod
I have 32 gig ipod touch...I put a lock on it but my lil brother tried to hack into it and it disabled connect to itunes !! I don't have an itunes account since I found the ipod ..is there any other way ??
