If you are a Windows 7 user looking for an iPod touch IPSW it would be located at:Ĭ:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/Apple Computer/iTunes/iPod Software Updates
With Windows 10 and Windows 8, look for the appropriate Software Update folder within that directory.
Much older versions of Mac OS X may store the data here: Once you are inside this folder, look for the device you are using to lead you to that devices IPSW download, for example an iPhone would store it’s iOS updates in an “iPhone Software Updates” directory. The location of your IPSW files may vary slightly depending on the iOS device in question, but they will always be located within your home directory Library folder at the following file path:
Yes – the user Library ‘iTunes’ folder is where the “iPhone Software Updates” directory will be located – even if the Mac updates iOS and iPadOS devices through Finder and no longer supports iTunes, including Big Sur, Catalina, and newer. For macOS (all versions, including macOS Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, etc), whether you use iTunes or Finder to update an iPhone or iPad with new iOS or ipadOS versions, the IPSW file will be located at the following location: