Authorizing more than 5 computers

Similar to other users, I was just given the warning that the computer I just authorized was the 5th out "my available 5". I'm on a new computer which may have caused one use of "my available 5" but I can't account for others.
Where did the other 4 go?
Also, I don't need any of my music to go through the cloud. I want all of my purchased music resident on my computer which may eliminate this "available" discussion.
How can I do this?
Thanks a million in advance,
Mike

iTunes Store: Authorize or deauthorize your Mac or PC - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420 - and another helpful post: https://discussions.apple.com/message/17828050
About deauthorizing specific computers - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3809988 - Only, if you have physical access to the computer or are running VNC, otherwise you have to deauthorize all computers. De-authorize all computers button may not appear until you actually have 5 authorized and you can only do this once a year.

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