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-''This article is about iPodOS firmware. For external software that interacts with the iPod, see [[software]].''
+{{Selfref|This article is about iPodOS firmware. For external software that interacts with the iPod, see [[software]].}}
 ==Methodology==
-Using an {{abbr|IPSW|iPhone Software}}  file, you may restore from one in [[iTunes]] using {{key press|Shift|Restore}} with an iPod plugged into your system, navigating and selecting the IPSW file and iTunes will deploy your firmware of choice onto your iPod. If you run into any troubles along the way, navigate to our [[Problem solving#Error codes|problem solving]] page.
+{{abbr|IPSW|iPhone Software}} files are the most robust and reliable method of upgrading/downgrading your iPod. You may restore from an .IPSW file in [[iTunes]] using {{key press|Shift|Restore}} with an iPod plugged into your system, navigating and selecting the .IPSW file and iTunes will deploy your firmware of choice onto your iPod.
-{{Warning|Ensure your updaters are signed by Apple!<br />If your updater is unsigned and or you aren't sure where it came from, '''DON'T USE IT!'''}}
+The second best alternative to an .IPSW file is to use an [[iPod updater]]. Updaters are bundles of iPod firmware(s) packaged by Apple to issue updates and behave ultimately the same as .IPSW file. A more comprehensive list of iPod updaters can be found on it's respective article.
-Using an [[Updater|updater]], you may restore from the included firmware included with the aforementioned updater and the GUI will guide you through the firmware upload.
-For older firmware that are no longer supported by Apple, we have provided [[iPodOS]] rips from iPod devices which are not sourced from Apple themselves, rather our individual devices. You may load the <code>.bin</code> image files tagged with [[File:Ipodwizard.png|frameless|x20px]] using [[iPodWizard]], otherwise you are required to use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_(Unix) dd] utility to burn the <code>.bin</code> image onto your iPod.
+Older iPod firmware that is not longer seeded by Apple nor packaged in an updater can be sourced through iPod OS filesystem dumps from existing iPod devices which have yet to update from their respective versions. Such firmware is most often identified by a <code>.bin</code> file extension.
+: <code>.bin</code> image files prefixed with [[File:Ipodwizard.png|frameless|x20px]] must be installed [[iPodWizard]].
+: <code>.bin</code> image files prefixed with [[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|26x26px]] must be logically dumped onto an iPod using the [[wikipedia:Dd_(Unix)|dd]] utility.
 ==Firmware List==
-You can find various sources for '''firmware''' for your [[iPod]] device below. In the center column you can find Apple's own IPSW file and our self-hosted IPSWs and updaters. Note that Apple's IPSW will only feature the latest firmware file released for the particular iPod whose firmware you are seeking.
+You can find various sources for firmware for your [[iPod]] device below. Note that