Hi, Unfortunately, as Cara said in her message, even though there may be a copy of the os on your computer, the point is moot as you won't be able to restore to it anyway.
An extremely simplified version of the restore process is: 1: The process is invoked using iTunes. 2: The os is in part transferred to the phone. 3: iTunes checks with Apple to see if you are allowed to install the os you want on a device that you own. 4: In this situation, Apple returns that the restore can't continue so an error is printed. 5: The phone becomes unusable until you reinstall iOS7. Unfortunately this is one of the trade-offs of using Apple products. There are some valid reasons why Apple doesn’t want you to downgrade, but I do agree that it's silly that you're unable to downgrade a device that you've purchased and in some instances you will be stuck with a device that you can't use - E.G. iOS5 and some braille displays. I've resisted updating to iOS7 due to the issues that people have reported on this list; I like other people here use my phone for much more than making calls and the idea that my 4S may lag extremely badly once the os is installed, at least to me is unacceptable, so I've chosen to stick with 6. Unfortunately there isn't really anything we can do to change the situation. However, if these practices annoy you, you can take comfort in the fact that ultimately they're shooting themselves in the foot by partaking in them as I know lots of people who will jump ship for precisely this reason once something viable is available. Cheers, Ben. On 9/26/13, Pablo Morales <[email protected]> wrote: > but if a got a copy of the IOs 6 stored in my computer, how can I tell > iTunes that I need to use it, instead the IOs 7? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Duck" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 6:08 AM > Subject: RE: Want to Downgrade to IOS6 > > >> Cara, >> I did update through iTunes. I like doing it that way better, mostly >> because I have more than 5 gigs of data and don't want to pay for extra >> iCloud storage for the backup. Anyway, how do I locate and restore the >> backup of IOS6? It seems that it would be as simple as just restoring >> from >> the previous backup but, from the comments of others on the list, I guess >> not. I would appreciate any info that you can provide. >> Thanks, >> Scott Duck >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Cara Quinn >> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:23 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Want to Downgrade to IOS6 >> >> If you update your phone through iTunes, there is a copy of your OS on >> your >> computer but locating it is not always a small feat. >> >> -And, at this point, this is moot anyway. >> >> However, for future reference, whether or not you back up your phone, as >> long as you update your phone's software using iTunes, you'll have a copy >> >> of >> your OS on your system, so you can restore to it, should you need. >> >> If you would like more detail on this feel free to ask. Otherwise, Google >> >> is >> your friend. >> >> Have a nice evening! >> >> Smiles, >> >> Cara :) >> On Sep 25, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Jack Conti <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Scott i don't believe the os gets backed up. at least thats what i >> read. >> At 09:44 AM 9/25/2013, you wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I think that I would like to downgrade back to IOS6. I always do IOS >> upgrades through iTunes so that I have a backup on my computer. 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