I was prompted through iTunes for a new iOS update (6.1) and have tried downloading 5 times now (both ways - just download, and also download and install). However, the download seems to time out. Is there a known way around this?
iPhone 4, iOS 6.1, When trying to update via iTunes
Same trouble on iPhone 4, iOS 6.0.1, iTunes 10.7, Windows 7. Have tried it 3 times & get same error after 800Mb.
Only download option selected.
Disable the antivirus and firewall software on your computer during the download and update process. it can interfere with the verification and authentication part of the download process.
It's definetly not the Antivirus, since i'm using the same for last 2 years.
It's the antivirus. Trust me.
My "brute force" method finally worked - on the 8th attempt at downloading, I finally got the whole file and all is now well. "Keep trying" is not a very elegant solution, but it did work (each time I downloaded I did get further along before receiving the time out error code - so it was trending toward a solution).
Disabled antivirus - same problem. Finally downloaded the firmware file separately & updated manually via iTunes.
All good 🙂
iphone update download times out, has anyone else had this problem?
