Will updating with ISPW through itunes force me to restore my phone?

You should make a backup of your device before you apply any updates (or IPSW files). If you want to be safe make an archive of the backup (step ...

is it legal to restore iphone using ipsw - Apple Support Community

Apple does not make ipsw file downloads available to the general public other than through iTunes. In these cases, no, it is illegal as the ...

IPhone Restore_ispw files - Apple Community

Those .ipsw are files used by iTunes when you do a Restore (or Update) on the iPhone. They are downloaded during the process. If you delete them, iTunes will ...

Does updating through IPSW and iTunes erase my iPhone data

Nope, if you just used update button it will just update but if you used restore button then yeah it will erase all your data.

when itunes downloads ipsw where does it go

6 and then I had to restore my dads phone for him and it updated his to 7.1. I was just looking at what was on my computer and could only find 7.1. Show ...

How to Use IPSW File to Restore/Update iPhone with iTunes - UltFone

The method of using iTunes allows you to restore iPhone with IPSW file but will cause data loss and the operations are a bit complicated to ...

Update iPhone software, itunes always looks for .ipsw file on PC ...

When I connect my iPhone to my PC (Windows) and try to update the phone software, itunes always looks for an .ipsw file locally and will not update via ...

How to Restore Custom IPSW with iTunes for iPhone/iPad/iPod

Restoring your iOS 13 device to firmware released at an earlier date is as common as upgrading to new releases. Reason being a new release ...

Is Using of ipsw file official ? - Apple Community

You're missing the point. You don't need to and should not be downloading ipsw files. Update your phone properly unless you really want problems ...

Ipsw have effect? - Apple Support Community

If you bypass the Apple built in update system and download an ipsw from a web site, yes, it can easily have all sorts of malware encoded into it.

is it possible to recover ios using ipsw - Apple Support Community

If you are attempting to use an ipsw other than the current iOS 7.0.4, it will not work. You cannot force the installation of another ipsw.

Updating/Restoring iPhone using a downloaded ipsw file

Apple has to verify the IPSW during the restore, so you have to be connected to the internet when restoring, even if you already have the IPSW.

How to import ipsw firmware into iTunes | windows tutorial - YouTube

Tutorial video on how to import downloaded Iphone firmware into Itunes for Update And Restoring iphone. iOS Firmware download link; ...

Updating Iphone making me restore t… - Apple Support Community

An update should not result in someone having to restore their device. My negligence to backup my device doesn't justify the glitch in their updating system.

how do i restore my phone using the ipsw from an external hard drive

The signal here is too week to download the Iphone update software via iTunes(keeps losing signal partway through and restarting the download).

Can't update (nor restore) iOS on Catalina - Apple Developer Forums

Since your iPhone is a test device as betas are not intended for normal use devices then wipe the phone back to scratch to install and test the ...

iTunes has reset my phone instead even though I chose update - is ...

It said explicitly that if I choose "update" data will not be harmed. I did it and it prompted me to download iOS 15.x. It downloaded 7GB of the ...

iTunes will verify the restore with Apple…

Restore in iTunes restores the operating system, and Apple requires that the OS be at the latest revision. You shouldn't need to do a restore to ...

Can you update an iPhone from an .ipsw without losing all settings?

You can option-click "Update" instead of "Restore" in iTunes to update your phone instead of wiping and restoring it. The process is almost ...

How to Use IPSW files | OSXDaily

You can also click on “Restore” and select an IPSW instead but you will lose the existing files and settings on your iOS device. If you go that ...