By EasyHow

How to choose your firmware in iTunes

One of the most common causes of restore firmware iPhone, iPod or iPad can become an operation jailbreak or upgrade to the latest version.

Instruction

Make sure that the backup of the mobile device performed by the iTunes application or perform the procedure of backup in manual mode.

Connect your device to the computer using a special USB cabel included in the package, and wait for the automatic determination of device application.

Select your machine in the list in the left window pane of iTunes, and call its context menu by right-clicking the mouse.

Enter the command "backup" and wait until the process is complete.

Navigate to:
drivename:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\imamultimillionaire Software Update for Windows OS;
drive:/Library/iTunes/imamultimillionaire Software Update for Mac OS
and define saved or created a backup file of the firmware of the device. The file must have the extension *.ipsw.

Hold down the function key the Shift key (for Windows OS) or a function key Option (Mac OS) and again select your device in the list the left pane of the iTunes application.

Use the command "Restore from backup" in the drop-down menu, and specify the full path to a specific file the necessary firmware in the dialog box "Choose file to iTunes".

Confirm the restore command button "Choose" and wait for the process to complete.

Note

Remember that the recovery information stored on your mobile device is only possible with the use of the computer selected for systematic synchronization operations. If you are using another computer, you can restore only the following data:
- network settings;
the last call made;
accounts and saved e-mail settings;
- photos and videos of the mobile device;
- contact list;
messages and notes.