Update: Lots of people find this page trying to figure out how to reset their iPod. Let’s cut to the chase:
- Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
- Press and hold the Menu and Center (Select) buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.
I left my iPod in the car last night. It was still playing and the battery completely died. This morning I got in the car and reached my iPod and it was as cold as a block of ice. Last I remember, extreme cold is not good for electronics, but I tend to assume that there is not much extreme cold in Nashville.
So this morning I get into my car and plug in my new car charger for the iPod. I plugged in the iPod but it wouldn’t respond. I thought maybe it just needed to build up a little juice before it could respond so I left it charging while I drove to work. When I got to work the iPod still wouldn’t respond. I plugged it into my laptop to charge, but still nothing. I thought maybe there wasn’t enough juice coming from the laptop so I plugged it into the wall (I was getting desperate).
Still nothing.
HOLY SHIT I FROZE MY iPOD!!!
Nah, it turns out I just had a “frozen iPod” (in another sense). This article from Apple was very helpful. Though luck would have it that it wasn’t until I tried the very last option that it worked.
