HT1420 I have gotten rid of all my computers and devices and dont know what to do to deauthorize so I can use and make purchases. What should I do?

Trying to get my recorded memos to install on my I tunes, these have my meetings etc on them. I have used all 5 installations and my understanding is that I have to wait a year to use this account. Is this true? What should I do? I have the new IPhone 5 and would like to start fresh with my account and think this is a crazy rule, especially if you pay for the music etc. Apple should be able to see that I'm only using one computer. I don't understand what to do. Thanks for any advice I may receive........ The stuff I read said to deauthorize your computers, however I did not know this when I donated them to the goodwill and traded them in at Best Buy.

The "crazy rule" was demanded by record companies back when Apple approached them for the digital distribution model. They did not want to sell a track for 99¢ and have it playable on an unlimited number of computers, so they settled on a limit of five. They were not concerned about iPods because they never thought Apple would sell any of those stupid things, so there is no limit for them.
Anyway, what do you want to do? If you are unable to authorize an additional computer to play iTunes Music, and you no longer have any of the five that were previously authorized, then yes you must "Deauthorize All" your computers:
  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 "Deauthorize All".
  5. 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, re-authorize the computers that you need to play your music, as you need to.

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