How to Reset an iPod

The iPod is a really popular device because it lets you do so many things with its multitude of features and functionalities. You can use it to listen to MP3 songs, call friends and share photos with others. If you install something like iTalk or Belkin Voice recorder, the device can be used to record interviews, notes and conversation, which can be later shared with others. You can add various software applications that help you do many fun things with the device.

However, as you add more programs to the iPod device, you might come to a point, where you want to change the entire organization of applications, programs, songs or photos that you have stored in it so far. When you change your iPod's settings, you might want the original settings that were present, when you first purchased the set. You might also want to consider resetting the device to eliminate any issues that you have with using the device.

How do you reset the iPod to its original factory settings? The iPod can be reset using a reset program that can be downloaded from apple online store. Here are the links that you can access for downloading available programs.

These program can be the following version of the iPod Shuffle - first generation and iPod Shuffle - second generation. The reset program can be downloaded to your system. The program can be downloaded to systems with Win2k with sp4, Mac OS X, and Win XP. It cannot be used with a system that runs Vista. When you proceed to reset back the device to its original factory settings, all information on the iPod will be removed. It will gain back its entire factory settings.

The reset program must be installed in your system. Plug your device to the system, through the USB port and run the reset program. You will be prompted to confirm the reset process. Proceed with confirmation to complete the resetting process.

It should be noted that resetting the iPod will remove everything that is present in the device's hard drive. You can now add programs, songs and anything else that you ant to include in the device all over again. Through the reset program, you can once again star all over again with organizing content in your iPod. You can add applications and arrange content in a way that's different from the way it was done previously.
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Reference:Dennis Moore Hopkins