I'm trying to back up my phone and itunes states I can't authorize more than 5 computers with this apple ID, I no longer own any of the other computers I supposedly authorized my account on. What now? I can't back up my iphone.

Use the Deauthorize All command documented in this article, or if it isn't an option, the 'contact iTunes Store support' link at the bottom of it.
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I damaged my iphone 5 and have been sent a new one, but i do not have enough storage to back up my phone and do not want to pay for more storage. can i get all of my contacts, photos, etc. on my new phone just by logging into my icloud account?

i damaged my iphone 5 and have been sent a new one, but i do not have enough storage to back up my phone and do not want to pay for more storage. can i get all of my contacts, photos, etc. on my new phone just by logging into my icloud account?

Not photos, just data synced with iCloud shown in Settings>iCloud. If you don't have sufficient storage to back up to iCloud, back up to your computer instead using iTunes (connect you phone to your computer, open iTunes, click on the name of your phone in iTunes, go to ths Summary tab of your iTunes sync settings and click Back Up Now). Also transfer your purchases to your iTunes library (connect your phone to your computer, open iTunes and go to File>Devices>Transfer Purchases). If you have photo stream photos older than 30 days tha you wan to save, save these to your camera roll before backing up (tap Select, tap the photos, tap the share icon -- box with upward facing arrow, then tap Save to Camera Roll).
When setting up your new phone, when given the option choose Restore from iTunes Backup and restore the backup you made earlier.

TA22652 Hi, I have authorized 4/5 computers, now what once I'll be done with all 5/5 computers? Can I authorize more than 5 computers?

Hi, I have authorized 4/5 computers, now what once I'll be done with all 5/5 computers? Can I authorize more than 5 computers? Also I do not have any of the back up of other 3 computers I've authorized. Please help me!! Thanks

No more than five computers can be authorized at any given time. Computers can be individually deauthorized by using the Deauthorize Computer function; once a year, you can deauthorize all the computers without needing access to them.
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Can I authorize more than five computers on one iTunes account?

Can I authorize more than five computers on one iTunes account? I have several PC's being used as HTPC's and I'd like to use iTunes on all of them. My three iPhones and three PC's have taken up all of my authorizations. If I need to create a second iTunes account, can it be linked to my existing account?

Todd, some suggested reading, none of which looks to me as requiring authorization as an iTunes device for Apple TV:
Over view
AirPlay Mirroring
Troubleshooting

HT1420 How can I authorize more than 5 computers on my account?

How can I authorize more than 5 computers on my account?
We have 4 iPhones, 1 iPad, 1 desktop Mac, and 3 MacBook laptops.

You can't but don't need to. The iPhones and iPad don't count as computers.
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I no longer have any of the five computers that my account is authorized on. What can I do to deauthorize those computers so that I can authorize the computer that I have now?

I am trying to download music on to my account for the first time in awhile but I need to authorize my computer first. I have already authorized five computers which is the limit. I neither have nor remember the computers that I have authorized so what can I do to deauthorize them so I can use my account fully?

You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. The only other option is to "de-authorize all" from your iTunes account.
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 "De-authorize All".
5. Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "de-authorize all" your authorized computers, re-authorize each one as required.
If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.
For more information on authorization and de-authorization: iTunes Store- Authorize or deauthorize your Mac or PC.

HT4623 I tried to update my i phone and its stuck in connect to i tune mode, why is this?

I noticed i had an update, so i tried to update the software to fix some bug issues. When i tried to update it has remained in connect to itunes mode for several hours. What did i do wrong? How can i fix this?

Your phone is probably in recovery mode. You have to restore the phone via iTunes on your computer. Basically all of your data will be deleted once the phone is restored. Do you have any backup?

I got my phone repaired by apple a few weeks ago and got a new glass display put in and the entire screen is falling out of the housing and the home button is not working I'm more than disappointed with this service

I paid for this service to fix my glass on my phone and now the entire LCD display is not working and after my repair the home button stopped working and I went back and they told me it was like that before the repair which it wasn't and they are telling me I need to pay 300 plus for a replacement phone that's refurbished now I don't understand apples support is suppose to be the best in the business and I have been more then ripped of the service I got damaged my phone more than it was before I would like to know where I can go to talk to someone who will help me not tell me it's my fault this is outrageous!!!

Take the issue up with whomever replaced the device, whether that is Apple or another company.
There is nothing that we, your fellow users, in these user to user support forums can do for you.

HT1420 Can I authorize more than 5 devices on my itunes account?

Is there a way to add more than 5 devices to your itunes account? In this day and age where a single person can have multiple, in my case 7 devices, I would like to authorize all my devices to my iTunes account because of iTunes Match.

As King_Penguin stated this does not include iOS devices, that is unless you are referring to devices associated with iTunes Match (10 devices, including iOS devices).
It is likely that the other devices were old computers that never got deauthorized.
Apple offers a Deauthorize All option for this very reason. It's use is limited to once per 12 month period.
See the Deauthorize all computers section of this article:
Authorize or deauthorize your Mac or PC
After they are all deauthorized, go back and reauthorize each computer you are currently using.

I have a iphone 3gs and its not activating. i have tried it on both my phone and itunes and neither are working. Any suggestions

I have tried to acrivate my phone both on itunes and on my phone. Im not surwe what to do anymore? the message it says to me on my phone is "Your iphone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. Try connecting your iphone to itunes to activate it, or try again in a few minutes."
If the problem persists, contact apple support at apple.com/support. HELLLP

Was this iPhone jailbroken?

We are a family of 6 - 2 parents and 4 children.. We have an iMac, 3 macbooks, a Macbook Pro and an iPad. We all want to be able to share the itunes library, but it keeps telling us that it can't authorize more than 5 computers. What can we do???

How can we home share with more than 5 computers?? We are a family of 6 and each has his/her own computer.

You can't. But iDevices don't count. So you should be able to share the 5 computers.

I am trying to contact Mozilla by email-without success. I am spending already more than an hour.THIS IS MY LAST TRY.

I posed a question, I got an answer asking for more details. I got them , posted the in the email I had received.BUT WHEN I CLICKED THE 'REPLY BUTTON, I get a message "operation cannot be completed, invalid argument' though I am using the reply button on the email I got.
please see:

Sorry, you can't reply to those notification emails.
Here's that thread:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1014802
Also, you can click on your login name at the top of any forum page and use '''My Questions''' to get to a listing of your 'questions' and 'answers'

TS1474 my PC data corrupted, new data loaded, when I try to sync my I phone, massage comes, you cannot authorize more than five computers

After reforamatting my PC, & reloading all data. I tried to sync my I Phone to I tunes. Massage comes U can't authorize more than five computers.

In iTunes, select iTunes Store under STORE (left panel), select your Apple ID (top right).
Sign in and in Account Infomation, click the De-authorise All button.
After that sign in your new computer.
(Note: you can only do this ONCE a year)

Can you have more than one iTunes account on the same computer?

My wife just got a nano and wants to set up her itunes library. Since we have different tastes in music, I thought we should have separate libraries under our separate log-ins to our PC so that her music didn't upload to my iPod and vice versa. Is that the right approach or is there a better way?

There are basically two ways of using multiple iPods on a computer and these involve:
a) Sharing a single iTunes library and user account.
b) Creating multiple user accounts and having separate libraries.
Sharing a Library
If you want to share the one library, you can set either or all of the iPods so that they only get updated with only certain playlists (you can update from more than one if you wish):
Loading songs onto iPod automatically - Windows
Choosing the update option "Sync Music - Selected playlists" allows you to create a playlist specifically for the iPod and drag the tracks you want into it. If you tire of the list and want to change it, you just add or remove the songs you don't want. The ones you take out out remain in the library to be used some other time if you choose. You can read more about playlists at these links:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
Or you can choose to update any or all of the iPods manually and just drag whatever content you want to them: Managing content manually on iPod
Separate User Accounts
Another option is to create a separate User account for each person on your PC or Mac. Different accounts by definition would give you completely separate libraries. Each account has it's own iTunes folder, Library and iTunes Music folder and you load it with CDs etc just as you did with your original one. The iPod can be set to update however the owner chooses, sync all, manual or sync specific playlists

TS1463 What is the easiest way to restore my ipod back to factory specs. It has a red circle with a red x in the middle,please help me to fix my ipod, until now i can't use my ipod..i tried all the procedures in Restore ipod from disk mode but still not w

What is the easiest way to restore my ipod back to factory specs. It has a red circle with a red x in the middle,please help me to fix my ipod, until now i can't use my ipod..i tried all the procedures in Restore ipod from disk mode but still not working, please help me...

If you are unable to get the iPod into Disk Mode to try and restore it, it's a very good indication, as mentioned in the article, that the iPod's hard drive is damaged and in need of replacement either by Apple or a third party repair company.
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I'm trying to back up my phone and itunes states I can't authorize more than 5 computers with this apple ID, I no longer own any of the other computers I supposedly authorized my account on. What now? I can't back up my iphone.

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