Click the icon at the top-right corner and select Settings .
IPSW files are massive, often ranging from 5GB to over 8GB per file. If your primary C: drive is running out of storage space, you can easily change where 3uTools saves these files. Launch the application. Click the Gear Icon (Settings) in the top-right corner. Select Settings from the dropdown menu. Click on the Downloads tab on the left sidebar. Look for the Firmware Download Path section.
The button (located alongside "Open Save Directory") opens the folder where 3uTools stores temporary extracted files and cache data. You can safely delete the contents of this folder if you need to free up space, but be aware that doing so may cause the next firmware flash to take longer as the files will need to be re‑extracted. 3utools ipsw location top
Moving forward, any new iOS firmware you download via the "Smart Flash" tab will automatically route to this new location. Managing Your 3uTools Firmware Files
3uTools provides several built‑in methods to quickly access the firmware folder without manually navigating through File Explorer. Click the icon at the top-right corner and select Settings
The manual GUI method (opening each folder) is slow. Advanced users leverage the following PowerShell command to achieve the true “location top” result:
By default, 3uTools creates a dedicated folder on your main system drive (usually the C: drive) to store all downloaded firmware packages. The precise path depends on your Windows configuration. The Standard Windows Path Launch the application
This creates a "junction" that makes Windows (and 3uTools) think the files are still on the C: drive, when they are physically on the D: drive.
If 3uTools was installed with default settings on a 64-bit Windows system, this is the location. Inside the firmware folder, you will see sub-folders named after device models (e.g., iPhone12,1 for iPhone 11, iPad8,1 for iPad Pro).
: Old firmware versions are often "unsigned" by Apple and cannot be used for standard restores; deleting these from the 3uTools-Firmware folder can free up significant disk space.