Pick up the iPod. Move the "Hold" switch at the top of the iPod to the "Locked" position so that an orange color appears by the switch. Return the switch to the "Unlocked" position. Repeat this process.
Press and hold the "Home" button and the button at the top right corner together if using a fifth generation iPod, iPod Nano, iPod Mini or iPod with a click wheel. Press and hold the "Menu" button and the "Play/Pause" button together if using an iPod Touch. Press and hold the "Menu" button and the "OK" button together if using an older iPod.
Continue holding the buttons together until the screen flashes and then displays the iPod name and the Apple logo. Release the buttons. Wait as the iPod resets itself and turns itself back on.
For all their popularity, iPods are extremely fragile electronic devices. The hard drive powering the music in an iPod or quick use of the controls can cause the electronics to lock up and freeze. This results in the iPod being disabled. It is not necessary to send the iPod in for a repair as returning the iPod to a fully functional state can be done by the owner. The recovery work only takes a couple of minutes and will not damage the iPod in any way.
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