It’s not a perfect clone of mkinstallp , but it fills a critical niche. For 80% of "I just need to repackage this working directory," restoretools pkg new is a magic bullet. Keep a manual checklist for the scripts and dependencies, and this tool will save you days of recovery time.

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Historically, Apple relies on user-facing applications like Finder or Apple Devices to restore retail iOS hardware. However, internal development requires far more granularity. RestoreTools.pkg is a macOS installation package that deploys a suite of low-level diagnostics, debugging, and flashing utilities directly to an engineer's Mac.

Connect your device and select "Internal" from the restore settings. Provide the path to your Restore Bundle Firmware Directory containing your iBoot and IMG files.

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