HT5622 My itunes is saying I have to authorize my computer that is alredy on the list?
My ITunes account is wanting me to authorize my computer that is already on the list of devices. My device count says 4, and I understand iPhone are not counted against your totals, so I really only have three devices authorized that I know of. Now this computer is a Windows 8.1, I have a second hard drive in it for extra storage, and that may be part of the problem? Well the real problem is windows 8.1 is total trash... But I have a lot of music on it I want to get into my ITunes library before I trash tis dell desktop, because it has lost all sound, and will not play anything, and not even the geeks at best buy can fix it.. Can anyone give me some simple advice if their is such a thing.. I am worn out reading articles on win 8 that get me no where, and Microsoft tech support has no idea what is going on down at their office, or have no idea what customer service is either.
Basically I have 4 devices on my account, one being a iPhone, and this machine in question is already on the list of devices. Yet it says I am at my limit of 5, but is only showing 4? Dose that make sense to anyone?
Thanks, John
Perhaps you've lost track of an authorization at some point. Deauthorize all then authorize the computers that you use with your account. See Deauthorize your computer using iTunes and iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases if there are further problems.
See this migrate iTunes library post for suggestions on moving your library to a new computer or archiving it before you restore the one that you have.
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