Beth, Not sure I know the right answer. The iPods don't count in the 5, you sync those with your main computer where you want to store all your data. You can sync a dozen iPods or iPhones & you will still have the 5 computers.
How this will work when the older computers have a version of iTunes so outdated I can't answer. I have always started with de-authorizing everything & starting over, but you say there are none listed so it sounds like you might have more than one iTunes account. I started buying from iTunes long before Apple came out with iCloud. This has made for a continual mess as part of my purchases are under "aye.net", then there are many under iCloud. I've ask Apple many times to combine the files but they don't allow, I'm guessing it's because this would reduce the number of accounts they can advertise listed with them. They have tried to solve the problem with Family sharing but it's not perfect, especially with iBooks. Hopefully others will know about the likelihood of all the older versions of iTunes playing well with each other. John Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 11, 2017, at 8:28 PM, Beth Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: > > For years I have been the like the shoemaker’s kid who never had shoes. I’ve > used Macs at my job since the mid-1980’s, but never had a new one for home. I > typically inherited old Macs when we no longer needed them at work, so I am > always behind the 8-ball with my personal Mac use and working with older > technology. I just got my first shiny new laptop of my very own and am trying > to get things moved over to this computer. I want to get my iTunes library, > etc. set up but I received a message saying that too many devices are > authorized so I can’t add this Mac. > > I have an iPhone and iPad, but have never downloaded my music to either. I > have an older 2nd or 3rd generation iPod and it is authorized. When I tried > to check for managed devices in iTunes it only listed the iPhone and nothing > else. It does show that there are 5 computers authorized to use my library. > I’m assuming those are all the older Macs laying around here, but at least > one of them doesn’t even work any more. I see there is a a Deauthorize All > button. Will this deauthorize a computer I can’t even boot and is there a > place to see a list of which computers these are? I may want some to stay > authorized at this point. Most of these devices will be OS X Lion or older. > (Told you I used some old equipment.) If I need to reauthorize one at some > point, to work on an older project for example, would I be able to do that > given that it will be on such an old OS? Will Deauthorizing all deauthorize > my older iPod? This is what happens when you are a tightwad and don’t keep up > with the latest technology. Thanks for any help! > > > > > Beth Phillips > IT Associate > PHONE | 800-626-6409 x8385 > DIRECT | 502-222-8385 > EMAIL | [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > WEBSITE | www.FastlineMediaGroup.com<http://www.FastlineMediaGroup.com> > ADDRESS | PO Box 248 Buckner, KY 40010 > > ________________________________ > > [http://static.fastline.com/assets/email/signatures/fmglogo.png] > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
