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How to Reset Your iPod

As iPod is one of the most popular music devices all over the world, many users may come across the problem to reset their iPod in some cases. To be fair, most electronics devices as complex as the iPod will freeze up once in a while. It happens. Here we will introduce you how to reset your iPod, and we will take iPod nano for example.

How to Reset Your iPod nano?

1. As with a computer, the easiest way to unfreeze your nano is by restarting it. This if also referred to as "rebooting" the device. This will fix most of the common glitches associated with iPod devices.

2. "But how do I turn my nano off when it's frozen and won't respond?" Good question. Here's what you need to do…

3. Make sure the "hold" switch is set to the unlocked position. It only has two positions, so this should be pretty straightforward. Just slide the switch away from the headphone jack, so that the orange disappears. I repeat - you should not see any orange. Once you have done this, you can move on to the next step.

4. Next, you would press and hold the "Select" and "Menu" buttons, simultaneously. The "Menu" button is clearly labeled and easy to find. The "Select" button is the center button. You need to press both of them at the same time, and hold them for about 10 seconds (until the nano unfreezes/resets).

5. After a few seconds of holding the buttons, the Apple logo should appear on your device. This tells you that it's about to reset itself. If you get the logo, you should be all set. Yay!

6. The steps outlined above will unfreeze a frozen iPod nano about 90% of the time. If this does not work for you, then you should visit the nano support section of the Apple website for more information. Or else use the device as a paperweight.

If you want to transfer files from your iPod to Mac before you reset your iPod, you may insterested in how to transfer files from iPod to Mac.