Is it possible to deauthorize all computers a second time in one year? I already did it once apparently and it won't let me do it again until Feb of next year. Do I have to contact apple support or something?
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Deauthorize all computers
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I would like to know this as well. Calling Apple is the next logical step though. Give them a call and post what happens.
I've done this before by filing an email support ticket with Apple. I explained my situation (having already deauthorized all computers for a troubleshooting issue earlier in the year, I then changed jobs and forgot to deauthorize my work MacBook before turning it back in). They were more than happy to oblige.
I emailed Apple support and explained that I no longer had two of the five computers and I needed them deauthorized.
Got an email the next day stating that they had deauthorized all of them and that I should reauthorize my current computer.
Got an email the next day stating that they had deauthorized all of them and that I should reauthorize my current computer.
If I'm understanding the question correctly, then you don't have to contact Apple to Deauthorize your computer. Simply log into your iTunes Account and then just click on "Deauthorize All" (and I don't believe that their is any limits to amount of time per year that you can do this).
You're not.
As the OP noted, they'd already done that once (in February) and you can only do it once every 12 months.
Exactly, but if you contact Apple they'll do it more often if needed. I wonder what the idea behind this restriction is, does anyone know?
You are correct (www.support.apple.com/kb/ht1420) and I guess I just never realized that their was a limit, I've used the Deauthorize All button before, but I guess not as often as I thought.