Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities, ao207.
If I understand your post correctly, you forgot the passcode to your iPhone 6. You're trying to restore your iPhone in iTunes but you've been unable to get past the respond on your iPhone prompt. I'd like to help.
Follow these steps to put your iPhone into recovery mode:
If you've never synced with iTunes or set up Find My iPhone in iCloud, you'll need to use recovery mode to restore your device. This will erase the device and its passcode.
- Connect your iOS device to your computer and open iTunes. If you don't have a computer, borrow one from a friend, or go to an Apple Retail Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider.
- While your device is connected, force restart it:
- On an iPhone X, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button. Then, press and hold the Side button until you see the recovery-mode screen.
- On an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus: Press and hold both the Side and Volume Down buttons at the same time. Keep holding them until you see the recovery-mode screen.
- On an iPhone 6s and earlier, iPad, or iPod touch: Press and hold both the Home and the Top (or Side) buttons at the same time. Keep holding them until you see the recovery-mode screen.
- When you see the option to Restore or Update, choose Restore.
iTunes will download software for your device. If it takes more than 15 minutes, your device will exit recovery mode and you'll need to repeat steps 2 and 3.
- Wait for the process to finish. Then you can set up and use your device.
See the full article here for additional options:
If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled
Let us know if that resolves this issue for you.
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Take care.
