How to Backup Your SHSH Blobs Using Firmware Umbrella [Mac]

Posted November 10, 2010 at 10:33pm by iClarified | Please help us and submit a translation by clicking here | 249596 views

These are instructions on how to backup your SHSH blobs using Firmware Umbrella. You can find the Windows version of this tutorial here.

Step One
Download the latest version of Firmware Umbrella from here to your Desktop.

Step Two
Double click the downloaded TinyUmbrella.pkg file then follow the prompts to install the application.

Step Three
Connect your iPhone to the computer and double click the TinyUmbrella icon in your Applications folder to launch the program.

If asked, enter your administrative username and password.

Step Five
Make sure your iPhone is selected from the list on the left, then click the Save SHSH button.

Step Six
Once completed you will notice a new entry in the Saved SHSHs for iPhone list confirming the successful save of your SHSH blobs.

NOTES:
If Umbrella is not able to detect your ECID then you can find it and enter it manually. Use these tutorials to help you determine your ECID.
- iPhone: Mac, Windows
- iPad: Mac, Windows

**Thanks to semaphore for his work on this tool!

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Genghis Khan - May 26, 2012 at 5:27pm

why is it important to save them? when saved where are they? on the mac? on the iphone? after they are saved, when to use them? how to retrieve them?

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ISOFTUSERNET - October 25, 2010 at 7:55am

how to remove bad SHSH Like firmware 5.14? from cydia server ?

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joanne - September 3, 2010 at 5:02pm

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SWITCH PHONES AND ECID NUMBER IS CHANGED? CAN YOU RETRIEVE YOUR SHSH BLOBS FOR YOUR ORIGNAL PHONE AND PUT THEM ON 3GS THAT HAS NEVER BEEN JAILBROKEN CURRENT FIRMWARE IS 4.0.2 PLEASE HELP

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yaacov - July 21, 2010 at 6:50pm

app won\'t run on my Powerbook G4 with OS 10.4.11 but if Cydia has my blog do I even need Umbrella?

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yaacov - July 21, 2010 at 6:56pm

never mind - my questions are answered in the \"read me\"

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JOANNE CARROLL - September 3, 2010 at 5:01pm

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Pat - July 16, 2010 at 7:58pm

I\'ve followed these instructions but it won\'t launch from the applications folder. Any ideas?

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