Iphone ipsw download stops at 320mb

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Iphone ipsw download stops at 320mb

Help, recently sold my mac so now using my partners old pc running vista, my iphone is stuck in recovery mode, whenever I try plugging it into itunes it starts to restore but then I always get an error message at about 40% complete. I am trying to download an ipsw so I can try and restore the phone without itunes. I have tried downloading from various sites, the download always gets to 320mb and stops, I tried various suggestions from search engines but no joy. I asked Microsoft they said it's an apple issue.

Posted on May 2, 2014 5:05 PM

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Jimbo 1875 Author

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May 2, 2014 5:24 PM in response to Jimbo 1875

Tried different web browsers, different sites to download from, different ipsw's from ranging from around 800mb to about 1.2gb, always gets to 320mb and acts as though the download is complete. I also plugged my partners iphone into the pc and tried to do an update but again started updating on itunes then stopped about half way. I'm not the most technical but I've even learnt about hosts file and ran a fix it to reset it, ran a registry fix it, I'm out of ideas, the only other thing I can do is try a friends computer, but I would prefer to be able to get the pc I'm using to work, some genius most know why it gets stopping at 320mb? There is over 26gb available on the hard drive!

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Jimbo 1875 Author

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May 2, 2014 5:30 PM in response to Lyssa

Thanks for reply, I'm trying itunes but just won't work, that's why I've been trying to download ipsw manually, my partners iphone is fine but when I tried to update her software using itunes again it gets so far and stops! Latest version of itunes is installed! I'm guessing the same issue that is stopping me from downloading manually is the same issue with itunes.

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May 2, 2014 5:32 PM in response to Jimbo 1875

DON'T TRY TO DO IT WITHOUT ITUNES. Any IPSW you find on the Internet may be hacked, infected with a virus or trojan, may be the wrong version for your phone, and may actually damage the hardware. You can always take it to an Apple store and they will restore it for you. Or use a different computer.

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May 2, 2014 5:55 PM in response to Jimbo 1875

Ah, you fooled me when you said:

Jimbo 1875 wrote:

I am trying to download an ipsw so I can try and restore the phone without itunes.

Most likely the antivirus or firewall on the computer is blocking the download. But everything I said still applies, about the dangers of downloading an ipsw that you found on the Internet.

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Jimbo 1875 Author

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May 2, 2014 6:03 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Turned firewall off, anti virus off still stops at same point, like I say even tried my partners working iphone to download 7.1.1 in itunes, than I was gonna locate the ipsw in itunes folder on pc still won't fully download

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Lyssa

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May 2, 2014 5:22 PM in response to Jimbo 1875

iTunes is the only supported method for restoring the iPhone. If you are trying to use other software, you will have to seek help elsewhere.

~Lyssa

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May 2, 2014 5:43 PM in response to Jimbo 1875

It just occurred to me: Suppose you succeeded in downloading an ipsw that wasn't hacked or infected. How would you get it onto the phone without iTunes?

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Jimbo 1875 Author

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May 2, 2014 5:50 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

My phone is not jail broken if that's what ur asking, I was gonna download manually then hit shift when restoring in itunes then select the ipsw to see if it made a difference!

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May 2, 2014 6:05 PM in response to Jimbo 1875

It's a problem with the pc. It's pretty much impossible to diagnose what is wrong with the PC remotely.

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Jimbo 1875 Author

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May 2, 2014 6:10 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thanks for help should never have sold my mac!!!! Partner wanted an ipad though so didn't think we would need the mac anymore!

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