ITunes music collection after 6th hardware update gone?

Dear Community,
I hope someone can help me with this question:
Every year or two I upgrade my hardware, 4th time now – each time iTunes is counting down -
How can I prevent losing my music collection when I upgrade the 6th time?
Do I get an option "Buy all again" and it costs me a fortune? Is the iCloud the solution.
Here's thanking you in advance for helpful advice. Cheers

If you've got 5 computers authorised for the account in question, and you need to free up authorizations, I'd do a "Deauthorize All" from one of the computers you have access to, and then reauthorize the computers you have access to.
For instructions, see the following document:
iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization

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