I want to restore my iphone 4 but keeps going in recovery mode

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Hello butch58,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
From your post I understand that your iPhone is in recovery mode, but is not being recognized by iTunes on your computer.  In order to troubleshoot this issue please follow the directions in the article below.  After that, your iPhone should appear in iTunes and you can then restore it.
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch not recognized in iTunes for Windows
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for OS X
If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Take care,
Alex H.

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