Changing iTunes Store accounts with Automatic Downloads

I use my Mac Mini at home as my media server/HTPC, and contains my iTunes library. I want to copy all my music to my MacBook Air for work, as my internet at work is too slow for iTunes Match to work effectively. Therefore, I was going to set Automatic Downloads for music on both Macs so that they would stay in sync.
However, I have both an Australian iTunes store account and an old UK one, which I still use to download BBC TV programmes from. According to the Apple KB though:
"Once a device or computer is associated with your Apple ID, you cannot associate that device or computer with another Apple ID for 90 days."
Does this mean that I can't change the store from AU to UK for 90 days? Or is the Apple ID you use in the store different to the device's Apple ID?

I'm having this problem too (except with from Japan to US)! Did you ever get a solution? I don' want to create a new account because I want to keep all of my purchases.

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Am I able to use my iTunes Store account with more than one PC ?
I use my account on my PC - but I would like to download the latest version of iTunes onto my Mum's laptop, log in to my own iTunes Store account and rent a movie for her to download onto the laptop.
Is this possible and would I still be able to use my account on my PC at the same time?
Many thanks,
Steve.

Good question.
I don't think you can--if I'm incorrect, someone will tell me--but it seems to me to be easier to simply open an iTunes account for your mom. Then get her a gift card, load it into iTunes for her, and rent a movie that way. Not elegant at all...but workable.
Doc

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My friend created me an itunes store account with his credit card , his credit card is about to expire and they are asking me to re-enter the credit card and security card number .... I don't have these numbers ... How can i create new itunes account without credit card?????

Why do you need to create a new account?
Just change the payment method.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1918

How many different Apple TVs can I share one iTunes Store account with?

I currently have one AppleTV at my home, and one at my mothers home. We both share the same iTunes Store account, therefore we share the movies that each other purchase. I am interested in getting my father and my aunt and Apple TV as well, I want them to also be able to use my iTunes Store account. That way, if say my father and I both want to watch the same movie, we can split the cost.
I also currently own an iPhone, and an iPad. I'm going to be getting my mother and father iPads as well. I want them to be able to use my iTunes Store account on those devices as well, and be able to stream movies on them.
I know it says that your iTunes Store account can only be associated with 10 devices, but I'm wondering where Apple TVs fit into that stance. It's probably a stupid question, but I was just curious if the fact that it is iCloud changes anything.
Essentially, I'm wondering if four Apple TVs, three iPads, one iPhone, and my one desktop computer can all stream my iCloud movie content, simultaneously. I doubt there will ever be more than two or three going simultaneously, but I just want to know the limitations before I buy these gifts for my family members and run into an unpleasant surprise.
Thank you for your time,
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as many as you can other computers with itunes accessing the shared ituned lib
likely the limitation is the network bandwidth more then number of connected devices

Merge iTunes Store Account with MobileMe Account?

If I try to change my UID to my MobileMe account ID in the iTunes Store, I get a message saying I can't, and that I need to re-sign-in using my MobileMe account ID. However, when I do this, none of the permissions or authorizations are attached to the new account and I need to authorize my purchases using the old account info.
Is there any way to merge my old iTunes Store account into my MobileMe account?

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If i change my UK itunes account to one in Belgium, does that mean i lose all of my subcriptions ? I am currently subscrided to Martha Living magazine which is available in both itunes stores but am not sure what will happen to the remainder of my subcription once i switch my country on my account.

Kay - I am about to start a 3 year period working in Belgium. I currently have a UK itunes account.
If I create a new Belgium itunes account are there are any issues switching between the 2 accounts within itunes and across my mobile devices with respect to keeping all my content (inc apps)??
Presumably if an app doesn't exist on a certain itunes store then I would need to sign-in to my old account periodically to update them?
Although itunes t&c prohibit using their store when outside the geographical confines of the respective country, in practice, if I keep my uk itunes billing address then I could switch between the two??

Can I create an iTunes Store account with a MasterCard debit card?

I know I can create an iTubes Store or Mac App Store account wihout entering billing info from this article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534.
But what if I want to use an existing Apple ID with iTunes Store or Mac App Store like this article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2589.
The article says, and I've confirmed it by checking, that credit card billing info is required.
Can a MasterCard or Visa debit card be used instead?
I know debit cards have been sort of removed from illegible payment methods for the iTunes Store. But I'm only using the debit card for account creation. Will it work?
Just answer my question. Don't ask me to try myself.

There have been a number of posts recently about debit cards being declined, and they are not listed on this page as a valid payment method, so I don't think that they are still accepted.

HT2731 i live in Cambodia. can i set up an itunes store account with my information in my country? such as my address, phone number, ...?

why need me to key in phone number in USA? I live in Cambodia.

FYI, you've posted to the iTunes Match forum, which your question really isn't related to.
But, the answer to your question is no. To set up an account in a regional iTunes Store the person must have a credit card drawn on a local bank and an address in the local country to create the account. The Terms of Service of the stores also prevent someone from living in one country and using another store.

Associated wrong account with automatic downloads!

Hello,
While setting up my iphone for automatic music downloads it associated my iphone with a mobileme account that I had cancelled. Is there any way to remedy this before the 90 day requirement???? Please help!!!

No one from Apple can help you here. This is a user forum. We are all itunes users like you.
You can contact itunes support:
http://www.apple.com/support/contact/

What happens by changing iTunes Store Country?

Hi and thanks for reading.
I have an Italian iTunes Store account with about 350 purchased apps.
If I change my settings to a new store, i.e. US, by using an US credit card, can anybody confirm that I am supposed to be able to keep all my 350 apps in my HD and ready to be syncronized?
The extra questions are these:
When I am working with the US Apple ID:
1) what about the updates that are coming for the old Italian Applestore Apps?
2) can I download from the cloud the apps that I bought in the past from my Italian account and that are not in my iOS devices anymore?
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I have had issues with similar things. It appears that while the already downloaded Apps still work, updates (at least through iTunes) will not work after you switch country. I was told by Apple support that this is indeed the case. This being especially strange in my case as I changed store within the EU, and stayed within the same market.
While understandable for music / movies (that you cannot redownload) from a legal perspective (not that it is logical) and less of an issue with music since you can just keep a backup and you never need to upgrade the music, it makes no sense for apps to disable redownload / updates of apps that you have bought.

How do I combine 2 iTunes store accounts into one library?

I bought a new iMac and I want to combine my iTunes store account with my wife's. How do I move her whole library onto the new iMac and combine it with my existing library and have everything playable for each of our separate users (and for syncing our iPhones) on this machine? Thanks for your help!

so I end up with just ONE iTunes store account that my wife and I share.
You cannot combine iTunes store accounts. iTunes support cannot do this. You can combine purchases and libraries into a single library.
When you make a purchase, the iTunes account info is embedded into the file and this cannot be changed.
Just quit using one of the accounts and both of you use a single iTunes account.

Combine itunes store accounts

I do not know what was the reason but for several months I have two itunes store accounts with differemt passwords as well. I would like to have only one which combines all the purchased apps etc. of both accounts.
Whatndo Inhave to do to get these accounts combined?
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You can't combine or merge accounts, nor transfer content between accounts - content will remain tied to the account that downloaded it.

How to delete an "Available Download" from iTunes Store account?

Greetings,
I’ve downloaded various “free TV episodes” to my MacBook Pro from the iTunes Store, watched them, and deleted them.
The problem is that the next time I start up iTunes on my MacBook, iTunes automatically goes to the iTunes Store and begins “Checking for Available Downloads,” where the already deleted (from my MacBook) “free TV episodes” are *still* listed on my iTunes Store account as “available for download”. Thus, the downloads start to download again (and again, and again, and again . . .) automatically - after they've been deleted (repeatedly).
I’ve logged into my iTunes Store account to see if I might delete these listed items directly, but I see no place where I might access a list of “Available Downloads” so that I might update it. Can anyone help with how I might *permanently delete* the already downloaded and already deleted items?
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Reboot the iPad and then see if you can delete the stalled download. Try swiping across the progress bar as well after you reboot.
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Some years ago I had my itunes store account under a mindspring.com email account name. When I purchased a new iMac, I also had changed emails so my itunes store account was established under that gmail account name. All the songs I purchased under mindspring account continue to show as kind "protected AAC audio file" and "Protected MPEG-4 video" for music videos. I am able to play songs purchased with either account on my iMac, but these songs do not play as part of my "Home Sharing" file. When I try to play on my husband's iMac we get "This device is not authorized...if you want...enter password for the mindspring account."
How can I get the songs into my gmail account library so I can share with the other devices?

Thank you for your reply. Using your suggestion I was able to authorize the computer but I still needed to find a way to remove restrictions on the music (DRM?)
Anyway, after a lot of frustration, signed out of my iTunes account then back in with the mindspring account>itune store>itunes+ where I can pay per song to have it removed.
You probably could have told me this but I wasn't able to communicate what I really needed to do. It's difficult to address a question you haven't been asked!

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How do I change my Itunes store account details or change to another country?

If you are now in another country then you will need to update the billing address on your account (and if using a credit card that will need to have been issued by a bank in your new country and be registered to your new address), which you should be able to do via your computer's iTunes (Store > View Account menu option) or by tapping on your id in Settings > iTunes & App Store on your iPad and logging into to it. You won't be able to change countries if you have iTunes Match, outstanding rentals or season passes or have a balance on your account - you will need to contact iTunes Support to get the balance removed : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/
If you are getting a 'not in this country' message when trying to download items from the stores on your iPad then yry going to the bottom of the Featured tab in the App Store app on it and tap on your account id, tap on 'View Apple ID' on the popup and log into your account, and then select the Country/Region section and select your country.

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