Restoring and Recovering an iPod Touch after a failed Jailbreak
These are the steps I took to fix my iPod Touch 8GB each time I tried to use different jailbreak methods that screwed it up so that it wouldn’t switch on or be recognised in iTunes.
Other Jailbreak fixing methods I tried didn’t work, but these steps did, and they’re easy to do.
When trying other methods, my iPod crashed or wouldn’t switch on, but I found that these five short steps always got my iPod Touch up and running again with the official Apple firmware using iTunes.

Apple’s iPhone (left) and iPod Touch (right) on the Home screen
I have used these steps several times and always had success restoring my iPod back to normal, including times when it appeared unresponsive to everything and I couldn’t turn it on. Read more »








