How to Wipe Your iPhone Without Losing Your Jailbreak Using Semi-Restore [Windows]

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Posted June 23, 2013 at 2:31am by iClarified

These are instructions on how to wipe your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to near stock condition without losing your jailbreak using Semi-Restore for Windows.

Before beginning make sure you do a backup of your device.

**Until a fix is released, do NOT use SemiRestore if you installed afc2add.

Step One
Create a Pwnage folder on your desktop. Download Semi-Restore from here and save it to the Pwnage folder you just created.

How to Wipe Your iPhone Without Losing Your Jailbreak Using Semi-Restore [Windows]

Step Two
Extract the Semi-Restore archive to the Pwnage folder

Step Three
Right click the Semi-Restore executable and select Run as Administrator from the popup menu.

*Note: If you have issues running Semi-Restore make sure you have the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable from Microsoft installed. You may also want to try Windows XP compatibility mode.

Step Four
When Semi-Restore launches click the OK button to continue past the welcome message.

Step Five
Connect your iOS 5.0 to iOS 6.1.2 iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the computer and click the SemiRestore button.

Step Six
You phone will be rebooted as Semi-Restore wipes it clean.

Step Seven
Once Semi-Restore has completed you will be informed that the process was successful and your iOS device will be rebooted to the new device setup wizard.

THANKS:
Thanks go to CoolStar for making this tutorial possible.

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SiMPRO - March 31, 2014 at 3:31am

Will this work on iOS 7.0.6 jailbreak? i saw that it said 5 and 6 just want to double check before i do it

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DirtTrash - September 2, 2013 at 1:38am

unable to download the app...getting forbidden message not authorized

Cyb3rfr3ak - August 4, 2013 at 2:50am

Easier method is to use your iCloud Account and remote-wipe the phone (via icloud.com)

moodi - July 31, 2013 at 1:37am

I did a semi-restore on my iPad 3 all went OK. BUT i have a big problem when I connected to iTunes to sync my date back it doesn't work. I cant sync any information no Apps,Photos ,Music ...

Mike - July 19, 2013 at 8:50pm

Followed all procedures, I have been jailbroken since 3g model, I had a ip4 with 6.1.2. And while doing restore the system halted at the apple logo with progress bar at 75%; never continued after 4 hours..... Lost jailbreak, had to restore to 6.1.4.... Very sad.

jotajota91 - July 1, 2013 at 7:47pm

If i remove afc2add before using semi-restore app will it work? They dont say anything about this on their website

Abdullah bn faisal - June 29, 2013 at 11:45pm

Dear CoolStar + iclarified I have use this app and i have restore my iphone without losing jailbreak , However , more thanks for ( cool star ) for make this explanation . Thanks , Abdullah Bn Faisal

NoGoodNick - June 23, 2013 at 6:48pm

I don't know what your issue is, but this sounds like a godsend for anyone who has an issue with their phone and the Apple 'Geniuses' insist they remove the jailbreak before their even look at it).

Bukayo - June 23, 2013 at 10:13am

Will it remove my SAM pref unlock too ?