ITunes says new computer is Authorized but not

Everytime I Authorize my New computer to play my protected tracks I've purchased from iTunes, it says its Authorized but STILL doesnt play the Tracks and asks to Authorize AGAIN!!!
Its NEVER going to play all the Music I've bought in the Past.
Please Help

Copy the media from the old computer or the backup of the old computer to the new computer.

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ITunes says this computer is authorized, but it doesn't take

Just moved my stuff to a new iMac G5. Of course, I couldn't play my Music Store downloads, so I provided my apple id and password and authorized my computer to play them. iTunes confirmed that my computer was now authorized. However, it still won't let me play the music! When I try to play it, I get the same "not authorized" message again. This happens whether I log out and log in again or restart. I keep repeating the authorization process, but it doesn't take.
Any suggestions?

Okay, my problem is solved.
It turns out I had TWO iTunes accounts:
[email protected]
and
username (without the @mac.com)
I had thought that I only had one account, the mac.com account.
After iTunes support told me that I had two accounts, I logged in using the other one and was able to authorize my songs.
Hope this helps someone else!

Itunes keeps saying this computer already authorized, but will not sync with iphone ?

Itunes will not sync with my IPhone 5s any longer. It keeps saying that my PC is unauthorized. But, when I go to authorize, it says it's already authorized, but of course, will not sync even though it's logged in and authorized. ???? *** ?

Usually that means you have content, such as apps or media, on the mobile device that was acquired from Apple under a different Apple ID than the one you're using with iTunes. The only way out is to remove that content, or else to sign in to the iTunes Store with the other ID.

My new computer is Authorized but.....

Okay my new computer is authorized. I pluged in my ipod and my purchased music from my old computer shows up but I can not listen to it or click on it or anything. Why is this? Also if I have an ipod and so does my husband, we can share itunes right? Cuz we use the same computer. Could use the help thanks!!!

"my purchased music from my old computer shows up but I can not listen to it or click on it or anything"
Are we talking about the iPod or iTunes here? Are the songs "greyed out"?
If you want the songs to be bold and selectable/editable/playable, then you need to change to manually managing your songs.
"Also if I have an ipod and so does my husband, we can share itunes right?"
Yes, several ways. Making playlists for each iPod and having the iPods set to "update selected playlists only" is one such way.

Itunes says my computer is authorized and unauthorized???

I am trying to sync my Ipad but it keeps flagging me to authorize my computer so I repeatedly authorize it comfirms the computer is authorized but as soon as I hit sync it flags me for authorization. It says if not authorized some of my apps will not be able to sync? Im confused why only part of the apps??

Are the apps all yours or carried over by another person who previously owned it?
If its all yours try shutting the iPad and computer completely off then back on.
If its carried over by the previous owner, they have to be removed. They aren't legally yours.

I have updated to iOS5 but now itunes says my computer isnt authorized, when I put in the username and password it says it is authorized

I have updated the iphone 4 to iOS5. Everything seems great but I am trying to use icloud and it says to plug it intot he computer and have wifi. I did that but now itunes says that I need to authorize this computer or lose 63 songs. I did that and then the message says that I have already authorized this computer it is 3 of 5 authorizations and then I am stuck in a loop.

With those symptoms, I'd try the following document:
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ITune said already 5 PC authorized but NOT!!!

Got a new iPhone 3GS and tried to sync with my home PC (did once before). iTunes(9.2) didn't give me sync options this time although i could see my iPhone under DEVICES folder. I looked around and found "Authorize PC..." menu under "apple store" and clicked, but it told me already authorized 5 PC. It's NOT POSSIBLE. I've owned this iPhone for just 1 week, created my apple id after got my phone, have downloaded and installed iTunes ONLY on my home PC. I checked my account detail in iTunes and "Computer Authorisations" line says "One machine is authorized to ...", which is CORRECT.
Suggestions please.

I know what you mean, i know what I can do (to de-authorize all PC from iTunes) if i DO have authorized more 5 PC. But Apple Account Information says, "One machine is authorized to play ..." there fore the "de-authorize all" button doesn't show up. However, when i tried to authorize my only ever used PC, iTunes told me that I cannot!!! The information given to me are inconsistent at all. iTunes' database must be stuffed.

Moving iTunes to new computer, using external HD, not seeing library in iTunes

Hi all,
I got a new laptop running Windows 7. I followed Apple's directions for how to move iTunes to a new computer using an external hard drive.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
All looks good until Part 5, Step 6 where it says "Open iTunes. You've now moved all your music, playlists, and other information like play counts and ratings from your old computer to your new one." Now, I can go into my music folder on the new laptop, click on iTunes, then on the music folder and all my music is there. But when I open iTunes, none of the music is evident in the library.
Hoping this is simple user error! Thanks, all.
Lisa

Ideally you should copy the complete iTunes library structure - typically located at C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes - from the old computer to the new one. It should look like this:
Assuming that your music and other media files are all contained within the iTunes Media folder and its subfolders you can move this iTunes folder and all its content from your old system to the corresponding location on the new one (i.e., place it in C:\Users\username\Music). If you've already installed and run iTunes on the new system, overwrite the files and folders already created in that location - this assumes that you've not added any content on the new system, i.e., you are just migrating your library from the old system to the new one, not merging different libraries on the two).
Then, just to be sure you are picking up the right library information, hold down the Shift key while starting iTunes on the new system. You'll get this prompt:
Click Choose Library.. then navigate to and select the iTunes Library.itl file within the folders you just copied across. Click OK - you're complete library - media, artwork, playlists, etc. - should now be available on the new system.
One further benefit of this approach - because you have replicated the library in full any iDevices will see this as "the same" library as you had on the old system, and sync operations will continue to work without getting a message about your iPod / iPhone being erased. You should also make sure that you create and maintain a backup of your library (the full folder structure as illustrated above) as a safeguard against any future cause of data loss.

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My Computer is authorizes but it is telling me that it is not authorized.I authorized it 3 times and keeping getting that that computer is authorized already.Com

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All songs imported to iTune on new computer from external are not found. HELP!

I have a new laptop. I installed iTunes on the computer and associated my external drive's fold with all my music as my main source. When I brought them into iTunes, they all have a small "i" in a circle and can't be located. NOW WHAT???
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You guys are the best - thank you.
Since writing what I did below, Bekha wrote me back from last night (Apple rep I spoke with) and gave me the BEST article to do what I needed to do that I want to share with you:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527?viewlocale=en_US
I did call Apple last night and had a really fun chat with this girl who said she did this three different ways and had trouble remembering how she did it all of them. But one of her suggestions (which I didn't use and am just explaining for anyone else who reads this) was to move all her music to her new computer's My Music folder. Then she opened Windows Media Player as they were associated with WMP. Then she installed her iTunes and when it opened, it asked her if she wanted that to be her default music player and she said yes. Somehow it transferred the ability to play that entire folder of My Music t iTunes. HOWEVER, she said sometimes it didn't work and would have to shut down and start again (too much fuss for me).
I found another way to do it. All my music is in a folder called iTunes Music which I created and have on an external F drive. I opened that drive and highlighted the single music files and dragged them into the iTunes on the new computer. Maybe because I choose to use "Manage music manually," that worked. Now, of course it's time to make all my playlists, drag them onto my iPhone, and back them up -- and I still have a lot more to put in. But that is how you can do it if you don't have a copy of your old iTunes available due to a HD crash. I never lose my music that way, keeping it on an external (actually, two), even if my computer decides to crash.
Thanks again for all your help.
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Downloaded itunes to new computer and sync did not keep purchased songs on ipod

I have a new computer and downloaded itunes and when I tried to sync not all my purchases to my ipod transferred to my computer. How can I get these back into my library?

What you should have done was review something like the user tip Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device before syncing with a new computer. Depending on your region you may well be able to download your past iTunes purchases from the store, however you have lost the chance to recover other content. Links in the tip.
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Purchased songs are authorized but not available

I have purchased many tracks that show in my itunes library. When I click on some of them a dialogue box appears that says "This computer is not authorized". When I enter the id and pw, it comes back and says this computer is authorized but I still cannot play these tracks.

Delete and redownload those tracks if doing so is free in your country.
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I have purchased a new computer and authorized my iTunes with my Apple ID; however, my iPod Classic, which I have had for many years, will not sync hundreds of songs that I have purchased and says the device needs to be authorized. Help!

I have purchased a new computer and authorized my iTunes with my Apple ID; however, my iPod Classic, which I have had for many years, will not sync hundreds of songs that I have purchased and says the device needs to be authorized.
I have searched high and low and there does not seem to be a way to authorize the iPod Classic. What can I do to sync my purchases to my iPod? I have tried reformatting/restoring it as suggested. It continues to only allow me to sync non-icloud/itunes content.
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What exactly happens when you try to sync?
Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?
Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
If so have you done anything like update iTunes on the computer since it last successfully synced?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
Does any media now sync to the iPod?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
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I downloaded iTunes to a new computer and authorized that computer but my music is grayed out and will not play, how do I get access to my music?

I installed iTunes to a new computer and authorized that computer but my music is grayed out. How do I get access to my music?

Is there a way to change that?
You can easily set up the iPod to automatically sync to your current iTunes library (or just do a Restore), but that will replace the iPod's existing content with content from your current iTunes library (erasing the iPod). If your old computer was "retired" gracefully and you were able to transfer its complete iTunes user data to your new computer, there is no problem because all of the songs on the iPod now are already in your current iTunes library. However, if there are songs on the iPod that are not in your current iTunes library, those songs will be lost. That may be a problem...
If you want to preserve what is on the iPod, you can try setting the iPod to Manually manage music and videos. I believe you can do that from an iTunes library that is not the iPod's currently associated library. Select the iPod in iTunes, so that you see its Summary settings screen. Check the box for Manually manage music and videos. (If iTunes puts up any warning about erasing or replacing the iPod's existing content, Revert the change and cancel out.) Click Apply. The iPod is no longer set to automatically sync. But you can add new content manually to what is already on the iPod. And the songs should not be grayed out.
However, you cannot use iTunes to transfer songs on the iPod to your current iTunes library (except for songs purchased from the iTunes Store). If there are songs on the iPod that are not in your computer's iTunes library, you should eventually "offload" those song files because your iPod can easily break, become corrupted, or get lost. iTunes syncs content in one direction only (from computer to iPod), but there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer from iPod to computer. If you do an Internet search on something like iPod "transfer," you should get some links, including a CNET article on the topic.
Once all of your songs are "consolidated" in your current iTunes library, you can set up the iPod for automatic syncing to that library.

I have a new computer now with windows 8. Old one was windows 7. The itunes library contains all I expect on new computer. Ipod will not sync with content. It says it is syncing but only picks up 1 tune. Solution please. I am on itunes 64 but it makes no

I have a new computer now with windows 8. Old one was windows 7. The itunes library contains all I expect on new computer. Ipod will not sync with content. It says it is syncing but only picks up 1 tune. Solution please. I am on itunes 64 but it makes no difference from 32 bit.

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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