Devices no longer associated with itunes

My iTunes went wrong (losing links to music and apps) so i started again, adding my music and apps from the old folder which i made a copy of, i should have ised the consolidation button but i did not.
Now my iTunes is fine, but all my devices are not associated with iTunes (It says that it will erase al data from the device and reinstall the apps). This is going to cause me loads of problems!!
Now there must be a file form the old folder that has the association of the devices stored within it? do you know which one it is amd can i just copy it back to the new created folder?

There is no reason to do anything at all.

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If you mean that it has the 90 day association : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627
then you can either wait for the 90 days to complete, or you can try contacting iTunes Support and see if they can remove the association : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page

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I plugged my iphone in for the first time to my itunes account and it now reads that this device is already associated with an apple id. what does that mean. i only have one apple id. and do i chose cancel or transfer?

i plugged my iphone in for the first time to my itunes account and it now reads that this device is already associated with an apple id. what does that mean. i only have one apple id. and do i chose cancel or transfer?

Hello there, Shellywms09.
The following Knowledge Base article points out why you are receiving that message on your iPad:
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4627
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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This Device is already associated with an Apple ID after subscribed iTune match.

Since subscribed iTune match, I cannot listen to my music although I enabled iTune Match for my iPad2. Instead, it always displayed "This Device Is Already Associated With An Apple ID. You can use iTunes Match on this device with just one apple ID every 90 days. This device can be used with another Apple ID in 75 days." I only pressed "OK".
Who could help me or give me suggestions about that.
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Family Sharing and Device is already associated with an Apple ID

I apparently have no idea how Family Sharing works.
I have had an Apple ID for as long as they have existed. As my daughters grew up and got iPods and iPhones, they always use this ID for iTunes. Now with Family Share we thought they could each have their own Apple IDs and keep the music we already purchased, purchase music in the future and I would pay for it.
So the very first time my daughter tries to purchase a song she does so with a gift card. She redeemed the card under her account and purchased $15 worth of music. However, it won't let her download the music she purchased. An alert pops up and says:
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All she is trying to do is download the songs she purchased with her gift card and she is getting this notice. The songs did not download when she purchased them, I don't know why.

Not 100% on this but it sounds similar to what i had. My wife and i shared an apple id for the same reason. When we went to family sharing we had to create a new id for her.
Your future is with family sharing for sure, it is great once established and perfect for you...so i would go ahead and click the transfer. all your old purchases (which i assume is under your id) will be available under your heading and can be re-downloaded.
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you may also want to go to https://supportprofile.apple.com/ and change any registered products associated with your id

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I recently bought a new ipod 4 gen 32 G. I had an 8 g .I'm trying to turn on automatic downloads so when I buy a song from Itunes it automatically downloads without plugging it into computer to sync. When I turn on Auto Downloads, It say...This device is already Associated with an apple ID You can auto-download purchases on this device with just one Apple ID every 90 days. You cannot associate this device with a different Apple ID for 30 days. When I click OK it turns th downloads off..Can someone help me? I've returned the 8g to regular factory settings as I'm giving it to a friend.

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iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
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I was having trouble logging into FaceTime and connecting to wifi. So I wiped my iPad mini and reset to factory settings.
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Now, I have a new problem - my apple id.
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I can't download books from iBooks.
The error I'm getting is as follows:
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"You can download past purchases on this device with just one Apple ID every 90 days. This device can be used with another Apple ID in 34 days."
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I paid for this content and the iTunes Match service and now I can't use it? ***?
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This looks like a known issue from years ago. It's a design flaw in IOS.
When you setup a new device, it asks for your iclould login. This login is used and entered into the iTunes store by default. Then, if you change the iTunes logging to the correct one, it locks you out.
This issue was caused by the following:
1. iTunes came out years ago. It requires an email.
2. MobileMe came out later and prevented everyone from usign the same email they used in iTunes. The default email was [email protected] of course. This design flaw, by definition, created two apple id's for everyone. Perhaps this is why Steve Jobs fired the mobileme product manager?
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What a cluster f.
More on this design flaw below.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1498420
This is really a problem. I've paid for extra iCloud storage. I've paid for iTunes Match. I've purchased thousands of dollars worth of music, books, and movies. For the next 90 days, I can't download any of this stuff to my iPad mini.
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Can you please reset the "This Device Is Already Associated With an Apple ID"

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Sorry but there is no way to override the 90 day timer once it starts.
See iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
Message was edited by: Frank Caggiano - BTW you are not speaking with Apple here only other users like yourself. Regards

This Devices is already associated with an apple ID?!

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Hello there, rickfrombeverley hills.
The following Knowledge Base article provides information on how to report the issue you're having with your purchase:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1933
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
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Can anyone help? The only thought was too re-stream the laptop. Ive already tried deauthorising the other user but it made no difference.
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