iPod nano Lockup Reset When Frozen

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My iPod nano locked up and I had no idea what to do. Holding down buttons wouldn’t turn it off. Toggling the hold switch didn’t do anything either. It was in a stuck state where hold was turned on and none of the buttons would respond.

If you own an iPod with the Click Wheel (iPod with video, nano, iPod photo, iPod, or mini) follow these steps to reset the iPod:

  1. Toggle hold switch on.
  2. Toggle hold switch off.
  3. Hold down the menu and middle button for a few seconds.
  4. You might need to repeat.

Both times my iPod nano has frozen up I was plugging the ipod into the USB cable while the the hold switch was toggled on. Make sure to hold switch is togged off when connecting your iPod with the USB cable.

To reset some of the earlier iPods including like the iPod, iPod (scroll wheel), iPod (touch wheel), and iPod (dock connector), follow these steps:

  1. Toggle hold on.
  2. Toggle hold off.
  3. Press and hold the Play/Pause and Menu buttons until the Apple/iPod logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds.
  4. You might need to repeat.

To reset an iPod shuffle:

  1. Move the switch on the back of iPod shuffle to the off position (green stripe not visible).
  2. Wait 5 seconds.
  3. Move the switch on the back to the play in order or the shuffle position (green stripe visible).

Still having problems?

  1. Connect to a different USB or FireWire port on the computer.
  2. Install the latest Operating System upgrades.
  3. Restart the computer.
  4. Reinstall the iPod with iPod Updater
  5. Reinstall iTunes
  6. Restore your iPod using the latest iPod Updater.

    *Restoring an iPod will erase all songs and files from the iPod, restoring it to the original state. Backup all files from the iPod before restoring it. Once restoration is complete, you can transfer your music and files from the computer back to your iPod again.

iPod displays sad iPod icon

In most cases, the sad iPod icon indicates a hardware issue. If you are able to force iPod into Disk Mode, then it may not be a hardware issue, and you should try to restore your iPod with the latest software.

765 thoughts on “iPod nano Lockup Reset When Frozen”

  2. do u expect me to believe ur lies, its like the time u told me ur sister was 18!! Ethan i later found out she was 6 years old!!! so i threw her down the well, but im sure she is having great fun with that ipod:)

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  3. No no no no no no… yes ur right, i was so foolish, this is like the time i started digging into a packet of pork scratchings later to find out it was a bag of compost. u really r a well finesse arnt u ethan, remeber the time we raided the kinder garden stole 7 children cut off the arms and claimed there virginty, then threw them down a well which was filled with cement? was wonderful, by the way.. are i pods water proof? thanks kevla the axe dodger!!

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  4. oh happy days kevla i still have many of there limbs locked away safely in my cupboard under the stairs for a rainy day. we will have to do it again sometime, is it possible that this website has a shop somewere that we may visit and parade small children through there workplace smashing all the silly ipods that tear children away from our gaping arms. if i was powerful enough i wud kill mr ipod an stop the ipod monster from taking my babies away from me. but only time will tell if we can manage this anyway i jus want to say if u have an ipod mini i will eat ur brain 🙂

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  6. black black black black black yes im black y do i Have to live? arrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh IM FUCKING BLACK ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Y ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH I WANT TO DIE ARGGGGHHHHHHH

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  7. oh kevla u never have bin the same since that incident u were indecently assaulted by that dam ginger cat by the name of jerry have u. i have some terrible news to tell u tho on that day i no u fort it was jerry hu did it but really i had killed jery an put his skin on my face to trick u it was really me hu raped u i am so sorry 😦

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  11. Thanks worekd like a charm on the first try. you just saved apple customer care a hell of a problem 🙂 u rule

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  14. Thank you so much. You saved me. I was ready to call apple and throw a fit. The nano is 5 days old and i was going to have a heart attack

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  15. Thank you so much! My mom was going to kill me! She thought i broke my I-pod, but u saved my from getting grounded! thanks a million!

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  16. WOW i was starting to get REALLY annoyed with it as it kept freezing my computer 2! excellent! thank u so much!

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  20. Thank you sooooo much we just got our nano and it froze

    I was so scared… but then it worked your soulution is great!

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