

Press "Enter" to exit this program.ħ- You should now see a new file in the same folder you downloaded the IPSW file from step 1. It must be more than the size of the IPSW file you downloaded in step 1.Ĥ- Using the mouse, drag the IPSW file you downloaded in step 1 onto the exe file you downloaded in step 2.Ħ- When the process is done you should see something like this.

If you can click the "Update" button in iTunes then there is no need to use this method.ġ- Download the latest firmware for your device from (or any firmware in green which means it can be signed by Apple).Ģ- Download "make_noerase_ipsw" by Clicking here and then clicking "make_noerase_ipsw_r1.exe".ģ- Make sure you have enough space on Drive C of your computer. It will not fix "iPhone Locked" issues nor will it clean or remove anything from your device (except Cydia and the tweaks).

Try it at your own risk.Ĥ- You will need a Windows computer to do this (or maybe run Windows on Macs).ĥ- This method is basically an "upgrade" for the device since there is no "Update" button in DFU mode/Recovery mode. finally got it replaced by Apple) but I cannot guarantee that it will work in every case. It worked in all the cases except for one iPhone 5s which had BSOD because of hardware problems (basically every fix I tried gave me a new iTunes error code and all these errors suggested a hardware issue. If your jailbreak is more important to you than your data then use something like SemiRestore.ģ- I've been using this method since early iOS7 days & tried it on many iPhones/iPads with different problems (Restore icon or bootloops that cannot be fixed, RSOD that was not caused by a hardware issue. usually the latest firmware) so there might be a chance to lose your jailbreak. Don't slack off because this method exists.Ģ- This method only works on firmwares that can be signed by Apple (i.e. hopefully it will save your precious data :Dġ- ALWAYS make a backup of your device before trying anything risky.

This is a method which - strangely enough - not a lot of users in r/jailbreak know about which is why I decided to write a tutorial about it. I used this method for a long time and in most cases it worked (actually in all the cases except one in which the device had a hardware issue). We as jailbreak users often come across times were there is no option but to restore the device in order for it to work.
