how to restore and downgrade your i-phone

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     Point your Web browser to the iClarified website and click on the link for the version of the iPhone software you want.
     
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     Click "Save" and then navigate to a location on your computer to save the restore file. Pick "My Documents" on a PC, "Documents" on a Mac or a similarly easy place to find your download.
     
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     Download RecBoot for your operating system. Visit the Javox website and click the link labeled "Windows" or "Mac," depending on your system.
     
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     Double-click on the installation file and follow the onscreen instructions to install RecBoot.
     
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     Connect your iPhone to your computer with its cable. Turn your iPhone off. Next, hold down the "Power" button and "Home" button for 10 seconds. Release the "Power" button but keep your finger on the "Home" button for another five seconds. A pop-up window from iTunes notifies you that it senses a device in recover mode. Click "OK."
     
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     Click on the iPhone icon in the left sidebar of iTunes. Hold down the "Shift" key on a Windows computer or the "Alt" key on a Mac computer and then click "Restore."
     
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     Navigate to the location of the iPhone software you downloaded to your computer and select it. Your iPhone will take several minutes to restore to the downgraded version of the iOS you selected. The lower version of the iPhone operating system causes an error message to display.
     
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     Double-click on the RecBoot application icon and then select "Exit Recovery Mode." Your downgrade is now restored; iTunes senses the older version and shows a prompt to set up your phone.
     
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     Click the drop-down menu to select a backup of your device from the version of the phone software you just installed and then click "Continue." If no early backup is available, you must install your apps manually from the iTunes app store.