How to Reset iPod Touch
If your iPod Touch has consistent app crashes, is freezing up, or experiencing any number of other problems, follow these steps to restart it:
How to Hard-Reset an iPod Touch
If your iPod Touch is locked up and you’re not able to use the instructions in the last section, try a hard reset (Apple calls this technique a force restart, but both terms refer to the same thing). This is a more extensive reset and should only be used in cases where the first version isn’t working. To force-restart your iPod, follow these steps:
How to Restore iPod Touch to Factory Settings
There’s another reset you may need to use: a reset to factory settings. This reset doesn’t fix a frozen iPod Touch. Instead, it deletes all the data on the device and returns your iPod to the state it was in when it first came out of the box. Factory resets are used either when you plan to sell your device and want to remove your data or when the problem with your device is so serious that you have no choice other than starting fresh.
