Authorization and Deauthorization

If you plan to give away, sell or trade in your Mac, you should de-authorize your iTunes account on the computer first, as this removes its access to content that you bought from the iTunes Store.

See iTunes Store- About authorization and deauthorizationfor Macs.

See How to Authorize or Deauthorize iTunes | PCWorld for Windows.

In iTunes you use the Authorize This Computer or De-authorize This Computer option under the Store menu in iTunes' menubar. For Windows use the ALT-S keys to access it.

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You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. The only other option is to 'de-authorize all' from your iTunes account.

1. Open iTunes on a computer

2. From the Store menu, select 'View my Account...'

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3. Sign in with your Apple ID and password.

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4. Under 'Computer Authorizations' select 'De-authorize All'.

5. Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.

You may only do this once per year.

After you 'de-authorize all' your authorized computers, re-authorize each one as required.

If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.

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Jan 18, 2013 2:46 PM