How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Windows)
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Posted October 19, 2012 at 7:41am by iClarified
These are instructions on how to downgrade your iPod Touch 4G from iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x using saved SHSH blobs and Redsn0w for Windows.
Step One Create a folder on your desktop called Pwnage
Download the latest version of RedSn0w from here and place it in the Pwnage folder. Likewise, download the firmware you would like to restore to and the firmware you are current on from here and place it/them in the Pwnage folder.
Extract the RedSn0w zip file to the Pwnage folder.
Step Two Right click or control-click the redsn0w application from the redsn0w folder we extracted earlier and choose Run as administrator from the popup menu that appears.
Step Three Click Extras from the main menu.
Step Four Click Even More from the Extras menu.
Step Five Click Restore from the Even More menu.
Step Six Click IPSW from the Restore menu, choose the IPSW you would like to restore to from the window that appears, and click Open.
Step Seven Redsn0w will inform you that Pwned DFU mode is needed to restore. Click the OK button.
Step Eight Connect your device, turn it off, and then click the Next button
Step Nine RedSn0w will now guide you through the steps to get into DFU mode. You can find more help with DFU mode here.
Hold down both the Home button and the Power button for 10 seconds.
Release the Power button and continue holding the Home button until RedSn0w detects the device.
Step Ten Your iPod will now be exploited with limera1n.
Step Eleven RedSn0w will check Cydia to see if you have the correct blobs saved.
If RedSn0w is unable to find your blobs automatically you can try to click the Remote button to try again or you can click the Local button to search for blobs on your computer.
Step Twelve RedSn0w will now prepare a system restore image.
Step Thirteen You device will then be restored to the new firmware.
Step Fourteen You'll be informed when your restore has completed successfully.
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As I want to downgrade to iOS 5 for my iPod 4 will I need to connect (sync ) iPod to computer as I'm 46 and shockingly bad when it comes to these matters,! Have new upgrade which is way too much pod4 to handle! Cannot even download an app always crashes mid -load! Reset pod and lost all data trying to accept apps! Apps appear extremely fuzzy (blurry) on viewing App Store at times! But always blur when attempting to d/load!! Extremely fed up!!! HELP!!!!
when trying this when it gets to the last part it crashes and says redsn0w.exe has encounted a problem and has to close i was trying to downgrade from 6.1.3 to 5.1.1