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Sometimes, you may find your iPod showing you the recovery mode, this mode is essentially to help your iPod resume back to the normal state such that you can use it again. Following are some of the situations when you can make use of recovery mode.

  • If your iPod has corrupted software, you can use recovery mode to fix the issue.
  • If your iPod crashes all of a sudden, the recovery mode may turn out to be of use.
  • If you find the Apple logo on your iPod and it doesn't progresses further, the recovery mode will have to be used.
  • If iTunes doesn't recognize your device and states that it is in recovery mode, you need to configure it.

These are some of the common instances when the iPod recovery mode can turn out to be extremely useful and help you in ensuring that your iPod can resume working.

Part 1. How Enter Recovery Mode on iPod

If you are looking to put iPod into recovery mode, following are the simple steps you need to follow.

Step 1.

Turn your iPod off and leave it. Plug in your iPod to your PC containing the iTunes using the USB cable. As soon as you connect the USB cable, make sure that you hold down the Home button in your iPod. You should keep on holding the home button until you see the "connect to iTunes" message on the screen.

Step 2.

When you see the "connect to iTunes" screen, let go of the Home button. A message will pop up stating that your iPod has been detected in recovery mode. Now, you can click Restore in order to restore the device and help it start normally. Note that doing this will erase all your data contained in the device.

Part 2. How to Get iPod out of Recovery Mode Loop

In order to exit iPod touch recovery mode loop, you need to restore your data.

Method 1. Using iTunes

As the iPod has been detected in the recovery mode, you will find the message asking you to restore the data. You need to understand that this will delete all your data. You can restore the data using the latest backup which is available.

Mehtod 2. Using iSkysoft iPhone Data Recovery

The above way can lead to loss of data and if you are on the lookout for ways by which you can preserve your data, use the dr.fone - iOS System Recovery. Here are some of the top features which this tool has to offer.

  • dr.fone - iOS System Recovery can fix iOs system issues such as stuck on Recovery Mode, DFU Mode, Apple logo, etc.
  • It fix the iOS system without losing any data on the devices
  • It supports any iOS devices, every iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

So, now that you are aware of the key features, here are the steps you need to follow for the sake of recovering iPod from recovery mode loop without losing data.

Step 1. Connect iPod with Computer

Open dr.fone - iOS Toolkit on your PC. Click on the "System Recovery" tab which is present at the top corner. Connect your iPod with your computer via a USB cable. Once the iPod is connected, click on the "Start" button to proceed to the next step.

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Step 2. Stop Recovery Mode Loop on iPod

The software will show you the iOS version which needs to be checked. Choose the right version for your iPod and click on "Download" to get the firmware. When the download is done, the application will continue to repair your iPod itself.

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