HT1727 How do I deauthorize a computer whne the hard drive has crashed and is not recoverable ?

How do I deauthorize a computer when the hard drived has crashed and is not  recoverable ?

You cannot directly deauthorize a computer that's not working or to which you no longer have access. You can authorize a total of up to five systems, so unless you've hit that limit it's probably not really important that you deauthorize your dead unit now. If you really want to deauthorize that system now, you can go into your iTunes Store account and there will be a "deauthorize all" button. You can then re-authorize the computers you're using.
Note that you can only use the "deauthorize all" option once per year, unless something's changed very recently.
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