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Please can anyone help with a link for ipod SW?

Rescued a couple of different models from the flats bin room, but they seem
to be locked.

Thanks.

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On Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 3:26:16 PM UTC-6, Ian Field wrote:
Please can anyone help with a link for ipod SW?

Rescued a couple of different models from the flats bin room, but they seem
to be locked.

Thanks.


apple.com?

Couldn't resist.
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Il giorno giovedì 22 febbraio 2018 22:26:16 UTC+1, Ian Field ha scritto:
Please can anyone help with a link for ipod SW?

Rescued a couple of different models from the flats bin room, but they seem
to be locked.

Thanks.


reset with iTunes.

Bye Jack
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Ian Field wrote:
Please can anyone help with a link for ipod SW?


Rescued a couple of different models from the flats bin room, but they seem
to be locked.


Depends on what you mean by "locked".

If it says something along the lines of iCloud Activation Lock and it wants
a password for an email account, you might as well put them back in the bin
room. You can't get around that without the password and or a receipt for
the purchase and take it an Apple store. It's an anti-theft measure.

If it's just some 4 or 6 digit number lock, or a message saying the device
is locked and the max number of attempts has been reached, I beleive all you
need is a computer with iTunes running on it, put the device into the DFU
mode (google it) and restore as a new device.

That'll erase everything on it but it'll still be useable as a new device.

-bruce


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Ian Field wrote:
Please can anyone help with a link for ipod SW?


Rescued a couple of different models from the flats bin room, but they
seem
to be locked.


Depends on what you mean by "locked".

If it says something along the lines of iCloud Activation Lock and it
wants
a password for an email account, you might as well put them back in the
bin
room. You can't get around that without the password and or a receipt for
the purchase and take it an Apple store. It's an anti-theft measure.

If it's just some 4 or 6 digit number lock, or a message saying the device
is locked and the max number of attempts has been reached, I beleive all
you
need is a computer with iTunes running on it, put the device into the DFU
mode (google it) and restore as a new device.

That'll erase everything on it but it'll still be useable as a new device.



Thanks.

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