De-authorizing computers you no longer have

How do you de-authorize computers that you no longer have possession of? I had authorized a work computer that crashed and is now with my IT dept.

If you have reached the maximum of 5 authorisations then you can de-authorise all your computers via your iTunes account (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420) - you can then re-authorise any that you need. If you havn't reached the 5 limit (or have already done a 'de-authorise all' in the past 12 months), but still want to de-authorise that one then you try http://www.apple.com/support/itunes, but I don't know how/whether they can de-authorise a particular computer, as opposed to all of them.

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De-authorizing macs you no longer have?

I have a weird situation, I have 5 macs authorized with my iTune Library but I have only 2 macs that I use as the other 3 have been sold or given to family/friends.
The query I have is how can I de-authorize the 3 macs that I not longer have???

iTunes>store>deauthorize all, then simply reauthorize only the systems you're using.
You can do a deauthorize all only when the "5" limit is reached, & it can only be done once per year. That's why it's important to deauthorize a system, if possible, prior to doing any major work on the system, even an OS re-install.
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I bought a new computer and tried to authorize it. It states that I already have 5 computers that are authorized. I no longer have any of those 5 computers. How do I deauthorize all of them, as it is not shown as an option, as my new computer can'

I bought a new computer and tried to authorize it. It states that I already have 5 computers that are authorized. I no longer have any of those 5 computers. How do I deauthorize all of them, as it is not shown as an option, as my new computer since it is not authorized.
Thanks

You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. The only other option is to "de-authorize all" from your iTunes account.
1. Open iTunes on a computer
2. From the Store menu, select "View my Account..."
3. Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
4. Under "Computer Authorizations" select "De-authorize All".
5. Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "de-authorize all" your authorized computers, re-authorize each one as required.
If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.
For more information on authorization and de-authorization: iTunes Store- Authorize or deauthorize your Mac or PC.

TS3512 I'm having trouble authorizing iTunes on my new macbook pro due to authorization on computers I no longer have. How do I deauthorize laptops and desk tops I no longer have?

New MacBook Pro 15" won't authorize my iTunes to sync with my other Apple devices, iPad, iMac, iPod and other MacBook Pro 17" since I have authorized other devices (5 is the limit) that I no longer own.
How do I get passed this severe limitation? I also assume that my Apple TV won't be alowed to sync due to this limitation as well... any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Sign into your account in iTunes - from that page you should be able to deauthorise ALL 5 authorised computers - supposedly you can do this once a year.
Thereafter any devices you no longer have will be deauthorised, and you can reauthorise those you still have or are new.
AC

De-authorizing computer you no longer own

I have two other computers that are authorized to use the music purchased with my iTunes account. I would like to de-authorize them but because they are no longer mine i can't do it the easy way. I tried apple help but what it told me do do in such situation didn't work.

You can only do a "deauthorize all", if you have reached the 5 authorization limit. To do an "all", you will have to go to your account from the main store window, by clicking on the icon in the upper right corner. Once on the account info page, the 2nd section will have show how many authorized computers you have & if you have 5 authorized systems, there should be a "deauthorize all" icon. If you haven't reached the 5 limit, the next step will be to contact the store to do a "deauthorize all" for you. If you need to e-mail the store, select the "authorization help" link from the customer service link below. Explain what your situation is, including the fact that you have no access to these other systems to get them deauthorized. Once the store does this, you will still have to go back to re-authorize what you need. I think this covers everything, but please post back if you any further questions.
So sorry, wrong link, try this one.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/
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Is it possibe to 'deauthorize' a computer that you no longer have?

I got a new computer and when I 'authorized' it, it told me that this was 5 of 5 authorized computers. I 'deauthorized' my last computer before trading it in on my new one and my MacBook Pro is also 'authorized'. The other 3 must be on very old computers that I no longer owm. Is there any way to 'deauthorize' them?

If you no longer have the computer(s) you want to deauthorise,
Log in to iTunes, go to "view your account info" on the itunes store, deauthorise all five, (Please Note: this can only be done Once every 12 months) and then re-authorize your current Computer(s) one at a time.
Authorise / Deauthorise About
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

How do you retrieve files from a Time Capsule backup that was made by a computer you no longer have?

I have a Time Capsule that has backed up five computers over the last six years. Four of those computers I no longer have or the drives are not working. I want to retrieve some old pictures from these backups. They are stored in large ".sparsebundle" files.

The first choice that you should consider is to use Migration Assistant on your Mac.
Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Migration Assistant
The last choice would be to try the steps below that work for me......but there is no guarantee that they will work for you. Also, please be aware that there is always a chance that the backups for the Macs that you still have might be damaged in the process if things go wrong.
Proceed at your own risk. The advice mentioned below is worth about as much as you paid to visit this web page.
If you wish to continue......
Pick one sparsebundle file from an "old" Mac and double click on it to see if that will mount the drive icon on the Mac computer that you have there. This will be a white "disk" icon, likely named Time Machine Backups, similar to the illustration below:
You may be asked for a password when you double click on the sparsebundle file. That might be the Time Capsule disk password, or it might also be the administrator password for the "old" Mac.
If you have made it this far, please report on your progress.

How to make Outlook stop asking for a password when you no longer have a valid password?

Many people have asked how to get Outlook to stop prompting for a password, but the answers given are for people who have a valid password. My question is different. You've graduated from school or left your job. You no longer have access to an Exchange
server. Within Outlook, you have an historical archive of your emails messages and you need to keep them. You can't send email because you no longer have access to that Exchange server, but you have a local cache of the address book in Outlook, which is valuable
to you and you want to continue to be able to use.
How do you keep the account in Outlook but have it stop prompting you for a password in this specific case? Remember, you never will have a valid password to this Exchange server again.

Well you can manually recover your lost PST password with the command Pst19upg.exe -i filename.psx then press enter. After using this
command your pst files will be free from password and you can easily again use your outlook files. You can also recover pst password with the assist of pst password recovery tool.
http://www.outlookpassword.recoverytoolbox.com/
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HT1420 How can you get your iTunes music back when your iTunes Match expires & you no longer have access to the computer it ws stored on?

How can you get your iTunes music back when your iTunes Match expires & you no longer have access to the computer it ws stored on?

Try here:
iTunes: Error 13019 during sync

What recourse do you have when a music purchase does not download to your authorized computers? ("All purchases have been downloaded for this account.") No they haven't!

On May 5th I purchased a song on iTunes on my phone, which downloaded to my iPhone succesfully. When checking the next day on all of my authorized computers, none of them woudl download a copy of it, with the message upon checking for available downloads being that all purchases had already been downloaded. I have the receipt cited in the iTune store history pane, but no copy of this tune has ever been downloaded to any computer in my account.
What can I do at this point to get a copy to download onto my computers? Does it require that I purchase the tune twice? (Can I even do so?)
Thanks
Windgod

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Regards.

How do I deauthorize computers I no longer have access to?

My hard drive crashed on my laptop so I put a new hard drive and installed a new OS so I was unable to deauthorize the computer. Since then I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 and forgot to deauthorize. Now iTunes is counting that one computer as 3 separate authorized computers. How do I deauthorize those other "no longer existing" computers from a different computer?

If you have not reached your 5 computer limit, you cannot deauthorize the old computers. Either authorize your account on some friends machines to get up to 5, then deauthorize them all in your iTunes account yourself... OR... call Apple Support and ask them to do it for you (say that you think your account might be compromised if they don't).

How can you deauthorize a computer that you no longer have?

How can I deauthorize a computer I no longer have? I was trying to sign into my itunes on my computer and it said that it was already being used on 5 other computers and that I would have to deauthorize one of them before I could sign in. I don't have any of those computers anymore so what needs to be done?

De-authorizing Computers (contributed by user John Galt)
You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. The only other option is to "de-authorize all" from your iTunes account.
1. Open iTunes on a computer
2. From the Store menu, select "View my Account..."
3. Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
4. Under "Computer Authorizations" select "De-authorize All".
5. Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "de-authorize all" your authorized computers, re-authorize each one as required.
If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.
For more information on authorization and de-authorization: iTunes Store- About authorization and deauthorization.

HT1420 My Laptop was stolen and I am unable to deauthorize it. How can I deauthorize computers I no longer have access to?

How can I authorize my new laptop when my old laptop was stolen and I am unable to deauthorize it? There are three other computers apparently on my account that I also am no aware of , nor do I have access to. I am unable to add any new computers to my account.

You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. Otherwise you can "deauthorize all" from your iTunes account.
Open iTunes on a computer
From the Store menu, select "View my Account..."
Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
Under "Computer Authorizations" select "Deauthorize All".
Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "deauthorize all" your authorized computers, authorize each one as required.

How can you De-authorize PC's you no longer have and one that does not power up?

Currently I'm using a Windows machine. I had a Macbook Pro, iMac desktop and iPhone, and only have the iMac now. However, the iMac has not been used for a couple years or more and now will not even power up. I intend trying to get it fixed, but in the meantime, I cannot purchase music and share it to my Verizon phone, since it seems I have five devices authorized with iTunes, but not using any of them.
HELP!
Jeff

Authorization and Deauthorization
Macs: iTunes Store- About authorization and deauthorization.
Windows: How to Authorize or Deauthorize iTunes | PCWorld.
In iTunes you use the Authorize This Computer or De-authorize This Computer option under the Store menu in iTunes' menubar. For Windows use the ALT-S keys to access it. Or turn on Windows 7 and 8 iTunes menus: iTunes- Turning on iTunes menus in Windows 8 and 7.
More On De-authorizing Computers (contributed by user John Galt)
You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. The only other option is to "de-authorize all" from your iTunes account.
1. Open iTunes on a computer
2. From the Store menu, select "View my Account..."
3. Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
4. Under "Computer Authorizations" select "De-authorize All".
5. Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "de-authorize all" your authorized computers, re-authorize each one as required.
If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.

HT1420 how to deauthorize computers you don't have

I have two computers. My desktop has had problems every year, so I have deleted the hard drive every year after experiencing these problems. It's the same computer, so each time I deleted the hard drive, I never deauthorized the desktop. My labtop is working fine, so I haven't had to deal with that. I'm hopin you can help

About De-authorizing Computers (contributed by user John Galt)
You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. The only other option is to "de-authorize all" from your iTunes account.
1. Open iTunes on a computer
2. From the Store menu, select "View my Account..."
3. Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
4. Under "Computer Authorizations" select "De-authorize All".
5. Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "de-authorize all" your authorized computers, re-authorize each one as required.
If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.
Also, see iTunes Store- About authorization and deauthorization.

De-authorizing computers you no longer have

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