How do I deactivate a device that no longer exists?

If you no longer have access to a certain device because it's been destroyed, because the disk has died, because it has been reformatted, or because it for any other reason is completely unrecoverable, how can this device be deactivated? I'm asking mainly because the tabs from the device I no longer have access to keep showing up in the "Tabs from other computers" section, and it's starting to annoy me. If there is currently no way to deactivate an unavailable device, or if the means of doing so is unnecessarily complicated, may I suggest adding a "Device Management" system to Sync?

If you no longer have access to the computer then you might be able to 'de-authorise all' and then re-authorise the computers that you still have and need : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420 . The article says that you can only 'de-authorise all' when you've reached the 5 computer limit, but I think that you might be able to do it if you have just 3 or 4 authorised (or that's what other people have said). Also you can only 'de-authorise all' once every 12 months.

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    You cannot, nor is there a reason to, until you reach the limit of 5.
    Once you reach 5, then you can deauthorize all, then authorize the active computers.

  • Deauthorizing a computer that no longer exists

    I physically lost an iMac when Hurricaine Katrina destroyed my house. It was the computer that had my iTunes library. I now have a new iTunes library on a Powerbook and have two iPods that are authorized. If I purchase an iPhone or a new iPod I will have the maxumum allowed devices (5) authorized for my iTunes account. How can I deauthorize the computer that no longer exists?
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    As HT said, iPods and an iPhone will not count toward your five systems max. So it's probably not critical that you get the lost system deauthorized now. If for some reason you really feel you need to deauthorize that system now, though, you can try contacting the iTunes Music Store customer support department through the form at the bottom of their web page and explaining the problem to them. They might be willing to clear your authorizations for you.

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