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You can log in with your Apple ID on any computer to deauthorize iTunes on old, missing, or broken computers: Log in with your Apple ID. Make sure it’s the same account that was used to authorize the computer you don’t have access to but now want to deauthorize. In the Apple ID Summary section, select Deauthorize All.
How do I remove an Apple ID from one device?
This method works on desktop or mobile browsers, so you can even use a Windows or Android device for this task with no issues.
- Step 1: Sign in to the Apple ID account management portal.
- Step 2: Select the device that you want to remove from underneath the Devices section, and then click or tap Remove From Account.
When you deauthorize all, you don’t lose content When you deauthorize a single computer, you don’t lose content. The same applies to if you choose to deauthorize all computers. You just won’t be able to access the content that you bought from iTunes on those computers until you reauthorize them.
How do I deauthorize an iPhone from iTunes?
How to Deauthorize an iPhone on iTunes
- Open iTunes on your Mac or Windows PC.
- Click the “Store” menu and select “View Account.”
- Enter your Apple ID and password and then press “Enter.”
- Scroll down to the section labeled “iTunes in the Cloud.”
- Click “Manage Devices.”
Deauthorize a computer. On a Mac, open the Music app, Apple TV app, or Apple Books app. On a PC, open iTunes for Windows. From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen, choose Account > Authorizations > Deauthorize This Computer. Sign in with your Apple ID.
How to authorize your computer for iTunes Store?
In the menu bar on your Mac or PC, choose Account > Authorizations > Authorize This Computer. If you’re asked to authorize your computer again, it won’t use a new authorization. Apple ID uses the same authorization for the same computer. To automatically sign in to your Account Information page from your computer, click here.
This computer number limit applies to Macs and PCs, but not iOS devices like the iPhone. Since iTunes authorizations can be shuffled around, you can deauthorize any number of computers to re-open those authorization slots for other computers.
Do you need to deauthorize all of Your Apple computers?
If the number of authorized computers listed is more than what you expect, you might not have deauthorized the computers that you no longer use, gave away, or sold. You need to deauthorize all of your computers and then authorize each one that you still use. On a Mac, open the Music app, Apple TV app, or Apple Books app.