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How can I upgrade my iPod Touch 5th Gen. from iOS 6 to iOS 7 w/o installing iOS 8?

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Okay, so my ipod touch 5th gen is running ios 6. Now I want to redo it because i have tons of junk and i want to now upgrade to ios 7. My problem is, ios 8 is out and if i wipe my ipod and upgrade it, wont it automaticlly go to ios 8? Thanks for the help.
 

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You can't. If you update it, the latest iOS version for your device will be installed.