Zoom out of Main Menu Screen on iPod Touch Without Erasing All Data

Did you accidentally zoom into the menu screen on your iPod Touch and forgot how you did it? Don't worry! This article will take you through how to fix it step-by-step without deleting everything on your iPod.

Steps

  1. Turn on your iPod Touch, unless you already have it turned on. If it is on skip to step 4.
  2. Try to tap the screen with 3 fingers, it should un-zoom the screen.
  3. If you need a pass code, enter it by holding the bottom of the screen until "5" is shown in the center of the screen.
  4. Press the delete button 3 times to make sure the code is empty, then enter your code.
  5. Find the "Settings" menu and tap it.
  6. Scroll down until you see "General" and tap it.
  7. Now hold the bottom of the screen until it stops moving, then scroll down to the bottom.
  8. Tap "Reset".
  9. Once in the "Reset" menu, be careful of what is tapped. The top button reads "Reset All Settings", and this button will reset your iPod Touch settings without erasing all apps, music, videos, etc. This is what you will tap.
  10. However, the button below reads "Erase All Content and Settings". Do not press this button! It resets your iPod to factory settings and erases all data including music, videos, apps, notes, etc. but you will need to enter your passcode. If it does not work, try the whole thing again.



Tips

  • First try to tap the screen with 3 fingers. This is how to zoom or un-zoom if you turn on zoom in the settings (settings-general-accessibility-zoom).
  • Also, you can simply just turn it off and on again. If it is too zoomed in to 'Slide to Power Off', holding down the home button and the lock button for a bit (it takes a while) restarts it.
  • Alternatively just plug your iPod into iTunes on your computer and follow this article (you do not have to type in your iPod passcode to do this) http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3129

Warnings

  • Do not press "Erase All Content and Settings"! This will erase all data on your iPod Touch and you will be very sad.

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