Deauthorizing iTunes media for a broken computer

[12dylan34]

Hi everyone, just one question.

I have an older MacBook Pro that the GPU just failed on, and the repair will cost more that the machine is worth, so I think that I'm just going to retire it. I plan on buying a new iMac whenever it's updated.

My question is how to deauthorize my iTunes media on the broken MBP, given that I can't do it on the computer itself, nor connect it to an external display. The rest of the hardware in the computer works (i.e. I can access its files through the network when it's turned on) if that's any help.

Is there a way to manage this online or something?

Thanks for any help!

 

[gnasher729]

Hi everyone, just one question.

I have an older MacBook Pro that the GPU just failed on, and the repair will cost more that the machine is worth, so I think that I'm just going to retire it. I plan on buying a new iMac whenever it's updated.

My question is how to deauthorize my iTunes media on the broken MBP, given that I can't do it on the computer itself, nor connect it to an external display. The rest of the hardware in the computer works (i.e. I can access its files through the network when it's turned on) if that's any help.

Is there a way to manage this online or something?

Thanks for any help!

You can use iTunes on any computer, log into the store, then in your account information there is a button "deauthorize all" which will deauthorize all your computers. On each computer that is working, you will have to authorize the computer the next time you are using iTunes.

I would only bother if you reached your limit of 5 authorized computers, or if your computer was stolen instead of broken.

 

[12dylan34]

You can use iTunes on any computer, log into the store, then in your account information there is a button "deauthorize all" which will deauthorize all your computers. On each computer that is working, you will have to authorize the computer the next time you are using iTunes.

I would only bother if you reached your limit of 5 authorized computers, or if your computer was stolen instead of broken.

Alright, thanks! I actually thought about that after I posted. I'm fairly certain I've reached my limit of 5, but I'll probably just wait until I get the new machine to check.