iTunes iOS update has NO RESUME!!

How often has it happened that iTunes is busy downloading the update file for your iOS device, and it fails, with NO RESUME!! So you have to start all over.

This page might help, because you get a direct link to the file on the Apple site, and you can use a download manager to get the file with resuming.

iPhone Direct Download Links

iPad Direct Download Links

iPod Direct Download Links

Thanks to OSXDaily

Firmware files have an .ipsw extension and can be found at the following locations:

On Windows XP :
Documents and SettingsApplication DataApple ComputeriTunesiPhone Software Updates

On Windows Vista/Windows 7:
Users[UserName]AppDataRoamingApple ComputeriTunesiPhone Software Updates

On Mac:
~/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates

Thanks to iPhone FAQ

You can then place the file in that location and run the update, iTunes will pick the file up, verify it and skip the download portion of the update.

4 thoughts on “iTunes iOS update has NO RESUME!!

  1. Anonymous says:

    Thanks man! you really saves my time an my money, I did research on everywhere and none of them mentioned to put the ipsw file to iphone software update folder, thanks again anyway!

  2. Anonymous says:

    Thank you for your help, much appreciated in resolving a problem that seems to have been around since forever.

    why do apple provide help pages for issues re incomplete file downloads?

    Didnt they waste enough of my time already as a result of my three failed attempts to download a file larger than 700mb? Time I will never get back….

    Product is defective by consumer standards. It's not like they're not getting feedback about the issue. Too arrogant to listen to their own customers.

    Happy to return the iphone to the friend I was helping out.

    Reinforces my hatred of a product/brand i personally will never buy.

  3. Anonymous says:

    Thanks man! you really saves me, i did research everywhere and none of them mentioned to put the ipsw file to exact folder, thanks again anyway!

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