# iPod Nano froze up - how to re-boot?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-nano-froze-up-how-to-re-boot/515809>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 31, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-nano-froze-up-how-to-re-boot/515809 "2009-10-31T03:04:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-nano-froze-up-how-to-re-boot/515809/1 "2009-10-31T03:04:56Z")

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Mrs Piper was listening to her iPod Nano in a docking station. When she took it out, it sort of flickered and now it’s frozen on the menu that was showing when she took it out. Doesn’t dim after the normal time-out, and neither the wheel nor the button do anything.

How do I re-boot it?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-nano-froze-up-how-to-re-boot/515809/2 "2009-10-31T03:11:38Z")

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Apple on [How to reset iPod](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320)

My nano recently froze up on me, and with no buttons working, it’s _hard_ to follow Apple’s advice anyway.  
I let the batteries drain overnight, not that there was any way to turn the thing off, and then pugged back into my computer. After a few minutes the iPod showed up in iTunes and I was able to reset it to factory specs through iTunes. It’s worked fine since.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-nano-froze-up-how-to-re-boot/515809/3 "2009-10-31T03:24:51Z")

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I followed the instructions on that Apple link and it worked! Thanks, **Squink**!