iPod touch itouch wont load apps

[ayee007]

my ipod opens apps like bejeweled and words with friends...starts up for 5 seconds, then goes back to the home screen. my ipod also lags like crazy. what can i do to resolve this issue?

 

[AdrianK]

Which iPod do you have? Are you jailbroken?

As far as apps crashing on launch, when this happened to me I found out that it was due to my computer that I was syncing, it had not been authorised with iTunes. Reauthorising all devices and reauthorising the machine and re-syncing apps solved the problem. Interestingly the couple of apps I had installed via Installous (which were no longer available on the App Store) launched just fine. Another win for DRM there, keeping honest people honest.

 

[ayee007]

its a 2nd generation and no it is not jailbroken. my macbook is authorized, so i dont understand. should i reauthorize it and see what happens? my touch is also running slow as hell, does this have to do with how much of my itouch is full?

 

[AdrianK]

Yeah, try deauthorising, reauthorising and then syncing.

What version of iOS are you running? 4 runs significantly slower the iOS 3. A restore will probably quicken things up, though I don't see why it should slow down if you're unjailbroken.

 

[ayee007]

i have tried deauthorizing and reauthorizing and syncing but nothing changes. im on version 4.2.1

if i restore my itouch, will i lose all the apps i bought?

 

[Consultant]

i have tried deauthorizing and reauthorizing and syncing but nothing changes. im on version 4.2.1

if i restore my itouch, will i lose all the apps i bought?

Sync to backup apps / settings etc
Make sure it's backed up
Restore firmware
Sync to put apps / settings etc back.

 

[ayee007]

how do i restore firmware only? if i restore back to factory settings, then re-sync my itouch, will all my music and apps still be there?

 

[Brucewl]

how do i restore firmware only? if i restore back to factory settings, then re-sync my itouch, will all my music and apps still be there?

Well, if your restore with iTunes, evrey data will lose, no apps, music and video.

 

[ayee007]

Well, if your restore with iTunes, evrey data will lose, no apps, music and video.

just to confirm, i will lose all data but not my music, apps, or videos?