Deauthorize computers I don't have access to

How do I deauthorize a computer I don't have access to...

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.

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My problem is, within four months I replaced the operating systems to my desktop and laptop. As for the other 3 authorized computers are long gone (when I didn't understand I had to deauthorize computers).
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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.

Need to deauthorize computers I don't have any more. Help!

I am trying to authorize itunes in a recent MacBook Pro I received from my company, but my account says I already have five computers authorized. How can I unauthorize three of the old ones?
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When you reach your limit of five, you have the option once a year to deauthorize all. Then you can start authorizing again. There is no other way to deauthorize a computer you do not have access to. Deauthorize all then start over.
And there's more info here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
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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).

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.

Hi. As to me to deactivate 5 computers on which my account in iTunes has been activated. If I at present don't have access to these computers. And on them I didn't do deactivation. On it I can't activate now the computer!

Hi. As to me to deactivate 5 computers on which my account in iTunes has been activated. If I at present don't have access to these computers. And on them I didn't do deactivation. On it I can't activate now the computer!

If you log into your iTunes account you should be able to de-authorise all (which you can only do once every 12 months) - you can then re-authorise the computers that you still have/need : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

I don't have access to my main computer which has the sync account and I want to sync new computers.

What it says on the tin. The laptop on which I had set up the account was damaged and I currently don't have access to it. The problem with Sync is that because I don't have that computer, I don't have the ability to add new computers to sync, which is what I want to do. I don't want to reset my sync account and delete the data it holds. Need be, I will provide proof that I belong to that account.

If you didn't backup your sync key then you won't be able to access that sync account.<br />
The sync key is only stored on the computer(s) that you sync an never on the sync server in a way that you can access it (may be part of the sync data (passwords) though).
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/ive-lost-my-firefox-sync-account-information

DEauthorizing a computer that you don't have access to any more

Using my iPhone and another program, I transferred all of my music to my work computer. However, there are just a few songs, that when I attempt to play them, tell me that I already have 5 computers authorized and that I can authorize no more.
I have my home computer, my iPhone (if that counts) and my work computer. I do not need to have any other computers authorized. I think the other computers must be my former home PC (which is now in a landfill) and a couple computers at my previous job.
So, here's my question. How do you deauthorize computers that you don't have access to anymore? Is there a way to reset to zero somehow and then just reauthorize the computers that I actually use?
Any help would be appreciated!

If you log into your store account you should find an option to deauthorise all your computers. Then you can just reauthorise the ones you want.
You can only do this once a year, so always deauthorise a PC you don't need or if you are going to do repairs etc.
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If it is just a few songs, do you have any old accounts? If you go into Get Info>>Summary tab on a problem track, it will tell you the account was used to purchase the song.
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How to deauthorize computer I no longer have access to

I just got a new personal computer and would like to play my iTunes content in it as well. However, over the years, I've authorized the limit total of 5 computers to play stuff I downloaded from iTunes. However, 3 of those computers I don't have anymore and I would still like to be able to play my content on the 2 computers I currently have, only one of which is authorized. How do I deauthorize the 3 computers I no longer have so I can keep playing my content on my current computers?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

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