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Downgrade ios 9.0 to 8.4.1

My wife recently installed the last version for her iPod. Once done, she got the message that she needed to upgrade her iTunes, which she tried to do, but it would not allow her to do this since her OS is 10.6.8 and not 10.8.5. As it is now, she cannot do a sync of podcasts or other programs. Is there a way to revert to the previous version of the iPod ios 8.4.1?


Her MBP is a 2007 and after I went to Lion I had a huge amount of problems and she is incapable of navigating through that mes so elected not to do it.


Right now she has a useless ipod as far as I can tell as it does not show up on her computer.

imac, ipod, touch, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Oct 1, 2015 8:20 PM

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Oct 1, 2015 8:33 PM in response to frozenflyboy

You might try restoring it as a New device and see if it will work. If she is able to install iOS 9.0.2 on it, then it should work if there isn't a hardware issue. Best I can suggest other than making an appointment at the Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar and take it in for service. If you are not in the USA or cannot set up an appointment this way, then contact your local Apple Store directly.


Placing your device into recovery (DFU-Device Firmware Upgrade) mode:


Follow these steps to place your iOS device into recovery mode. If your iOS device is already in recovery mode, you can proceed immediately to step 6.

1. Disconnect the USB cable from the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, but leave the

other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.

2. Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds

until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to turn off.


* If you cannot turn off the device using the slider, press and hold the

Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. When the device turns off,

release the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons.


3. While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the

device. The device should turn on. Note: If you see the battery charge warning,

let the device charge for at least ten minutes to ensure that the battery has some

charge, and then start with step 2 again.

4. Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen.

When this screen appears you can release the Home button:

5. If necessary, open iTunes. You should see the following "recovery mode" alert:

6. Use iTunes to restore the device.


If you don't see the "Connect to iTunes" screen, try these steps again. If you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen but the device does not appear in iTunes, see this article and its related links.

Note: When using recovery mode, you can only restore the device. All user content on the device will be erased, but if you had previously synced with iTunes on this computer, you can restore from a previous backup. See this article for more information.

Downgrade ios 9.0 to 8.4.1

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