Apple iPod touch User's Guide download pdf (Page 140)

140 Appendix A Troubleshooting

Backing Up iPod touch

iTunes creates backups of settings, downloaded applications and data, and other

information on iPod touch. You can use a backup to restore these items to your

iPod touch after a software restore or to transfer the information to another

iPod touch.

Backing up iPod touch or restoring from a backup is not the same as syncing content

and other items (such as music, podcasts, ringtones, photos, videos, and applications

that you download via iTunes) with your iTunes library. Backups include settings,

downloaded applications and data, and other information that resides on iPod touch.

You can restore these items from a backup using iTunes, but you may also have to sync

your iTunes library content again.

Applications downloaded from the App Store are backed up the next time you sync

with iTunes. Afterwards, only application data is backed up when you sync with iTunes.

Creating Backups

Backups can be created in the following ways:

Once iPod touch has been conﬁgured to sync with a particular computer, iTunes 

automatically makes a backup of iPod touch on that computer when you sync.

iTunes won’t automatically back up an iPod touch that isn’t conﬁgured to sync with

that computer. If you’ve conﬁgured iPod touch to automatically sync with iTunes on

a speciﬁc computer, iTunes will back up iPod touch every time you connect it to that

computer. Automatic syncing is turned on by default. iTunes only makes one backup

each time you connect, even if you sync multiple times before disconnecting.

If you choose to update the software on iPod touch, iTunes will back up iPod touch 

automatically, even if it isn’t conﬁgured to sync with iTunes on that computer.

If you choose to restore the software on iPod touch, iTunes asks if you want to back 

up iPod touch before restoring.

For more information about backups, including the settings and information stored in

a backup, go to www.apple.com/support and search for HT1766.

Restoring from a Backup

You can restore the settings, downloaded applications, and other information from a

backup, or use this feature to transfer these items to another iPod touch.

Restore iPod touch from a backup:

1 Connect iPod touch to the computer you normally sync with.

2 In iTunes, select iPod touch in the sidebar and click the Summary tab.

3 Click Restore to reinstall the iPod touch software, restore its default settings, and

delete data stored on iPod touch. If your backup is encrypted, you’ll need to enter your

passcode. See “iPod touch Settings Panes in iTunes” on page 10.

1 2 ... 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 ... 152 153

No comments

Apple iPod touch User's Guide Page 140