Question: q: iphone software update file location more less apple footer this site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only.. I'm having this issue still with ios 9.1 , i downloaded it 3 times now, my internet is slower and takes awhile to download, so i dowload it without updating it right away, but i plug my phone in the next time and click update, and it downloads it again and again each time. what could be the problem here i go to the location to where it is supposed to be downloaded on windows 8 and its not there.. Location on windows xp: documents and settingsuserapplication dataapple computeritunesiphone software updates you’ll now see iphone/ipod/ipad software updates file with a .ipsw extension, if present..
If you can’t update wirelessly on your ios device, you can update manually using itunes on a computer that you trust. if your computer is using personal hotspot on the ios device that you’re updating, connect your computer to a different wi-fi or ethernet network before you update.. When software update says that your mac is up to date, macos and all of its apps are also up to date. that includes safari , i tunes , books, messages, mail, calendar, photos, and facetime. to automatically install macos updates in the future, including apps downloaded from the app store, select ”automatically keep my mac up to date.”. Ios software updates are files that you download every time you want to update the software of your iphone, ipad or ipod via itunes. after your device has been updated, you don’t need the file you downloaded and thus you can remove it and free up a significant amount of space on your mac..