My computer has become associated with another apple ID? I now can't access Itunes match .. help!

Please help with above!

Bolitho wrote:
I changed my Apple ID,
You updated your AppleID with new email address or you created a new AppleID account?

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HT4913 i am trying to get my computer and my wifes computer on my itunes match. i did the add a computer function and it says that this computer is already associated with an apple id...if you use itunes match with your apple id etc for 90 days...please

i did the add a computer function and it says that this computer is already associated with an apple id...if you use itunes match with your apple id etc for 90 days...please explain. is this going to screw my wifes account up?

If you both have seperate iTunes Store accounts then basically, yes, it is going "screw up" your wife's account.
iTunes Match is designed as a single-user service which is associated with one and only one iTunes Store account ID. If you have subscribed on your account and want to activate the service on another computer that is already signed in with an account the present account must be signed out and then iTunes signed into your account. This means the other computer will have complete access to your account and will only be able to make purchases on your account. iTM is not designed to be signed in and out at will. If she has apps purchased with her iTunes Store account they will not be able to be updated.

HT201272 I just updated to itunes 10.3 & iOS 6.1 and I cannot download a song to my library! I get the error "This computer is already associated with an Apple ID. You can download past purchases on the computer with just one apple ID every 90 days..." WH

I just updated to itunes 10.3 & iOS 6.1 and I cannot download a song to my library! I get the error "This computer is already associated with an Apple ID. You can download past purchases on the computer with just one apple ID every 90 days. This computer can be used with a different Apple ID in 75 days." WHAT??
I've never had problems before - my husband and I have used the same library for years. My daughter also has her own Apple ID... are we going to have trouble with that, too? Actually we have 4 Apple IDs - somewhere around 8 Apple devices... this is a huge issue for us... HELP

Just to be clear - I just bought a new song and can't download it into the library because of this error message.

HT5731 I bought a full season of a TV show. I downloaded all episodes. When I go into my iTunes library, select the episodes I get a message of: This computer is already associated with an Apple ID. I can't for the life of me get the TV show to play.

I bought a full season of a TV show. I downloaded all episodes, I went to my iTunes library, selected the episode I wanted to watch. I got this message: This computer is already associated with an Apple ID. I can't for the life of me get the TV shows to play. I went on iTunes and when to my purchases. Clicked on the episodes and the same message popped up. How do I get these to play? I also see my download box with an error message saying it has paused the download. I click unpause and it just pauses again. I have been able to get one of the episodes to play once through, but now it gives me the same message.

It's been months, so you may not care anymore, but you can't download songs from multiple Apple IDs over a 90 days period. Sorry, it's not allowed for legal reasons.

TS2972 This computer is already associated with an apple id? You can download past purchases on this computer with just one Apple ID every 90 days-.etc.

I have a message in my iPhone:
TS2972 This computer is already associated with an apple id? You can download past purchases on this computer with just one Apple ID every 90 days….etc.
How can I fix it?
In my iPhone, I can´t use my music in iTunes Match
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Wait 90 days.

I am trying to add my sons email address to our family apple id but it says that it already associated with another apple id. How can i find out what the apple id is and take his email address off that one?

I am trying to add my sons email address to our family apple id but it says that it already associated with another apple id. How can i find out what the apple id is and take his email address off that one?

You may be able to find your Apple ID at Look up your old and forgotten Apple ID

This computer is already associated with another Apple ID

Hi people!
Please excuse me if I described anything not exactly as it may appear on English systems but Spanish is my language of choice.
At home, my boyfriend and me share a Macbook Pro and we have a user account for each one. In each account, each of us has an Apple ID with their music or apps purchased. Problem is, I can't login and download my purchases or use iTunes Match because the computer is already linked to another Apple ID, I guess that is my boyfriend's account.
Can't we use our respective Apple ID in our user accounts? If I wait for 38 days and then I use my account, will he be able to use his, or will he be "punished" like me? This is cumbersome. I've tried to solve this with Apple Support but never could finally arrive to a solution with them. Thanks for any hints.

iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627 - In connection with, "When you turn on iTunes Match or Automatic Downloads, or when you download past purchases on an iOS device or computer, that device or computer becomes associated with your Apple ID." "Your Apple ID can have up to 10 devices and computers (combined) associated with it. Each computer must also be authorized using the same Apple ID. Once a device or computer is associated with your Apple ID, you cannot associate that device or computer with another Apple ID for 90 days." - Additionally instructions for "Removing an associated device or computer from an Apple ID"
It's done that way because the media owners who can tell Apple what to do don't want people going around to their friends' houses and downloading all their iTunes music on the friends' computers too. If you're going to share a computer make sure you avoid doing the things listed above that will cause this message to appear. Keep a backup of your purchases on an external drive.

How do i fix this error msg? This computer is already associated with an Apple ID. You can download past purchases on this computer with just one Apple ID every 90 days.

For some reason, "Support" email can't be process this topic (??)...
I purchased a TV series, but i have not been able to download the last two episodes because i keep getting the error message typed into discussion topic.
This is the only computer i have ever logged into for iTunes. I purchases the TV series with my account on my computer, the same i've been using for year. Never previously had a problem. My daughter used my computer to redeem some iTunes vouchers on xmas day, but she logged out when finished. It's been since then, though, that i have been unable to download my tv show.
Any help would be much appreciated. I am scared to buy anything else in case i can't download it.
Have tried logging in and out, my daughter has also logged in and out again, just in case it didn't recognise it before.

This is a somewhat recent change, but frankly there is no reason to constantly be logging out of one Apple ID and logging in with a different Apple ID.
If multiple people with different Apple ID's are regularly using the same computer, either authorize the computer for each of the Apple IDs or created unique logins on the computer for each user and have each sign in with their appropriate Apple ID.

Have started to get info window from iTune telling "This computer is already associated with an Apple ID. "You can download past purchases on this computer with just one Apple ID every 90 days......" How to handle this situation

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This computer is already associated with an Apple ID (when trying to download family purchases)

On my iMac I have five user accounts: 1 master family, father (me), wife, daughter and son. For iTunes, the family is used for family sharing and as is the organizer for family purchases.
My son's iCloud account is maintain through the Family account as he is under 13. I recently set up his user on the family computer and today started to build up his iTunes library so he can sync his iPod. iTunes was not logged into his iCloud account and had no music (it had not been used before). I entered his iCloud account and annoyingly it would not recognize the password I had recorded for him so I had to go through iForgot, Once in I went to family purchases to download a song that I had just purchased on the family account. It stated that this computer was not authorized to I authorized it using my son's iCloud account. When I went to download it stated:
This computer is already associated with an Apple ID.
You can download past purchases on this computer with just one Apple ID every 90 days. This computer can be used with a different Apple ID in 72 days.
What? It's a new set up....
I deauthorized the computer and reauthorized it using the family account, as the computer is registered to the family account. Why I tried to download again I did not get the error about but this time it said the computer was not authorized (even though I just did it). I appear to be stuck in a cycle of Apple ID association or authorization denial. I'm a little PO'd.
In the end I did it the old fashioned way and simply dragged in the music using family sharing (as this is switched on).
Beyond having to wait 72 days for the Apple ID to resolve itself is there any other options? Can I delete the entire user account of the computer and try again? I'd be willing to do that if I thought it would work...

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My TV shows won't download. It keeps saying error 3050 and this computer is already associated with an Apple ID. I really don't want to spend eight dollars on two episodes again. What do I do to fix this dilemma?

A couple oe f days ago, I started downloading the BBC's version of Sherlock. I have the entire first season completely downloaded. The second season (and unaired pilot) is a different story. It was downloading, but my internet kept crashing so I couldn't finish the downloading process. I shut down iTunes for the night and thought to myself "I finish it in the morning." This morning, I attempted to finish the downloading process, but it would only let me download two of the four episodes. The other two just say "This computer is already associated with an Apple ID. You can download past purchases with just one Apple ID every 90 days. This computer can be used with a different Apple ID after 90 days." I used one account to download the TV shows and nothing else.
I'm really confused and really frustrated with this. Any suggestions/answers are welcomed and greatly appreciated!

This is a somewhat recent change, but frankly there is no reason to constantly be logging out of one Apple ID and logging in with a different Apple ID.
If multiple people with different Apple ID's are regularly using the same computer, either authorize the computer for each of the Apple IDs or created unique logins on the computer for each user and have each sign in with their appropriate Apple ID.

Pre purchase download ... won't. States "This computer is already associated with an Apple ID.

I prepurchased a movie in iTunes and after waiting several months got an email indicating that I could now download and enjoy the movie. So I was able to download the iTunes extras, but as for the movie itself, I am getting an annoying message stating "This computer is already associated with an Apple ID. You can download past purchases on this computer with just one Apple ID every 90 days. this computer can be used with a different Apple ID in 33 days."
Huh? What ID other than my own does it think is associated with this purchase, and where is the setting for this "association" found. This is pretty infuriating after the wait!
Appreciate the help!
Kbt

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Can't download iCloud content - this computer is already associated with an Apple ID

Hi there,
I purchased the movie Dredd from the iTunes store today, using my Apple ID on my MacBook Air, and it downloaded to that machine fine.
When I then go to "Purchased" on the iTunes store using a different computer (my older MacBook Pro), and try and download the movie from iCloud,
I get a baffling and really unhelpful error, as follows:
"This computer is already associated with an Apple ID.
You can download past purchases on this computer with just one Apple ID every 90 days. You cannot associate this computer with a different Apple ID for 87 days."
What on earth does this mean? And why am I even seeing it?
I am logged in to iTunes on both machine using the same Apple ID. Things I've tried (to no avail):
1. Quitting and re-starting iTunes on both machines.
2. Signing out and then signing backin on both instances of iTunes
3. Deathorising all my machines and single re-authorising them
I am really ****** off about this. Isn't the whole point of iCould that your content is available on all your devices? So why - for the first time ever - do I get this pointless, unhelpful, baffling error?
Any insights gratefully received...

Hey, thanks for the suggestion.
Sadly, I'm actually using iTunes 11 (and apologies, should have specified that). Additional info: the MacBook Air is a couple of years old, the MacBook Pro probably about 3 years old. Both are running OS X 10.8.2
I understand the whole "Not all previously purchased movies are available for downloading to your other devices" thing, or at least, the rationale for it.
So I just checked if I could download the problematic movie in question, Dredd, to my iPad (to which I am also of course signed in using my Apple ID). That download is going smoothly, as is - just because I wanted to check - the download to my iPhone too.
So this weird issue seems specific to the iTunes instance running on my MacBook Pro...

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Hi Allan, thanks for that. I've already set up a log in for my wife and that is all working fine. The problem is that when she logs in and opens iTunes and trys to associate her library with her iTunes account she gets the error message "This computer is already associated with another iTunes account". Whilst this is true, the computer is associated with my iTunes account under my separate log in, which should have nothing to do with hers. If she transfers the association to her account it will lock me out of my content on my log in for 90 days - I'm trying to work out how to associate each of the log in accounts with a separate iTunes account so we can access our music independently of one another without locking each other out. Hope that makes sense!

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