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iPod touch 3

iOS 5.0.1 (9A405) for iPod touch 3

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

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_5.0.1_9A405_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_5.0.1_9A405_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_5.0.1_9A405_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_5.0.1_9A405_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7e963f3a1775fa4ec9ae5efeb96945d1619d2e26. 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_5.0.1_9A405_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7e963f3a1775fa4ec9ae5efeb96945d1619d2e26. 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_5.0.1_9A405_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7e963f3a1775fa4ec9ae5efeb96945d1619d2e26. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum d7b63b0bc503256db453b22b0de7eec88535b5f35d9728deb57228eead40f670
MD5sum c13c14abcde18bbdb7d70c8563f56ac1
SHA1sum 7e963f3a1775fa4ec9ae5efeb96945d1619d2e26
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