Will deauthorizing a device from itunes account wipe the device?

So as the topic says, I need to remove a device that is currently linked to my itunes account, however will removing a device linked to my itunes account wipe the apps/music/videos etc from the device?

There is nothing to link or unlink between devices and Apple ID's.
Either there is an Apple ID signed in on the device or there is not.
Signing out may cause media to disappear from the device, depending on whether it is purchased via the iTunes store or acquired from another source. If using iCloud or iMatch to get media on the device, that will go away when signing out from the Apple ID on the device.
Any apps, mail, contacts, calendars linked to the Apple ID will be removed when signing out of the Apple ID on the device.

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What sort of transaction ?
If it's an auto-renewing subscription that is due then there are instructions on this page for managing and stopping them : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4098
If it's a pre-order that is being released then see this page : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5714
If it's something that you've already 'paid for' then purchases are considered final, but you can try the 'report a problem' link to contact iTunes Support and see if they will cancel/refund it : http://reportaproblem.apple.com
If the 'report a problem' link doesn't work then you can try contacting iTunes Support via this page : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption

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What do you mean by "I don't want to loose anything on it"
What iOS is on the iPod?
What do you mean by "like him to be sresponsible for it"?
I used to use the ipod but have given it to my son so I want to set him up with his own itunes account, hence the reason for deleting it from mine. It is currently linked to my itunes account and I don't want to loose anything on it but would like him to be sresponsible for it. Hope that makes sense.

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Hi kellie929,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Your husband may have signed into the iTunes Store with his Apple ID. You may want to first click the Store menu in iTunes and see if you can choose Sign Out.
You can sign into iTunes with the right Apple ID by following these steps:
Using an existing Apple ID with the iTunes Store and Mac App Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2589
To use your Apple ID at the iTunes Store
Open the latest version of iTunes.
Choose Store > Sign In from the Store menu.
Enter your Apple ID and password, then click Sign In.
Click Review when asked to review your information.
Enter your billing information, a credit card will be required.
Click Continue when you're done entering your credit card and billing information.
Best Regards,
Jeremy

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iCloud:
I think I've done everything correctly?

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In a different post, you asked:
Phase10117 wrote:
So r u telling me that I can only look at a movie from my iTunes account on the device that it was download from. This doesn't set very well me. U should b able to your purchase movies from your cloud. Is apple working on this resolution?
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I am saying not the device, but the Apple ID is what needs to be the same, unless the movie is rented.
If the movie is rented, it can only reside on one device at a time. But from your error message above, I don't think that is your situation.
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You can log out of an account by tapping on the id in Settings > iTunes & App Store
Also turn 'off' (assuming that it's 'on') Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone, and log out of your account from iCloud : Settings > iCloud > Delete Account
If the phone is associated to your account then you might be able to remove it via your computer's iTunes : iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID (or you can do it directly on the phone logging out of the account by tapping on your id in Settings > iTunes & App Store, tapping on 'View Apple id' on the popup and logging in, and there might, if the phone is associated to your account, be a 'remove this device' button). If the phone has been associated to your account for less than 90 days then you won't be able to remove it.
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Fanta Pants wrote:
i bought an iphone 5 second hand
The Apple ID and Password that was Originally used to Activate the iDevice is required.
If you cannot get this information from the seller
Removing a device from a previous owner’s account
You need to return the Device for a refund, as you will not be able to re-activate it.

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Hi Randy,
John is correct, there is no true "sharing" it's more like right of use, but she can still use all the stuff she has from your account on her device, it's just a little tricky. My daughter has had her own account for over a year but she had used my account before that. She has her own iPod, Macbook Pro, and now she just bought her own iPhone.
It had never been a big deal to her until she got her phone because she has to use only her account, my e-mail and stuff she does not need on her phone. So use Home Sharing on your computer with her login and her login on her device. The biggest question is are you using two computers or one? With just a single computer it may make it harder because you really have no way of home sharing (I may stand correctly by someone else though). With two computers you just setup home sharing, login to both iTunes accounts with her login, use her computer (or the second computer) and drag all the stuff over to that iTunes library, music, apps, etc. Then they will be on her computer. Then she just drags them on to her iOS device. They will copy and she can use them.
There is no way around updates though. They can only be updated with the original account, which I believe why John stated use iTunes Plus first, because the will not play at all under a different account login. The only advantage that my daughter wanted to use this for was progress on games, so she wouldn't have to start over. Most of our stuff are free downloads so it was not even a repurchase issue as much as time on a game issue.
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Will deauthorizing a device from itunes account wipe the device?

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