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iPod touch 3

iOS 4.1 (8B117) for iPod touch 3

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in iTunes.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 3 in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPod touch 3.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPod touch 3 in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPod touch 3 in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 3 in to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3162bad4060b7a58c9942ddb483e5bd9bcc5269f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

macOS

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3162bad4060b7a58c9942ddb483e5bd9bcc5269f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3162bad4060b7a58c9942ddb483e5bd9bcc5269f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum eaa046dcafc441c673e8afa42ca4f5923e094afcba770e5e2d286a9b621a0c0e
MD5sum f3877c6f309730ee31297a06c7a9e82c
SHA1sum 3162bad4060b7a58c9942ddb483e5bd9bcc5269f
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