Well, I agree sometimes it's just weird why some serious posts get laugh reactions, but I'd rather see those than the angry ones.
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PSA - Deauthorize Your Computer B4 Trading In/Return
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I’m the opposite to me the angry ones are funny but the laugh ones are confusing and sardonic
In the Music App, if you click on 'Account' in the Menubar, then click 'View My Account' you'll see this option along with 'Deauthorise All'. I checked and the option is still there in Monterey:
Yes it’s there. However you are only allowed to use that once a year. I used it in July. Therefore I’m locked out of that option until July 2022. That’s where the problem lies.
Apple is so crazy to retain this stupid authorization de authorization stuff coming straight from 2003. Luckily I could remove some of the old devices from another computer but still not all of them. This has to die.
So much for “the computer is no longer the digital hub, the cloud will take over” from 2011. Somehow Apple still thinks that your Mac syncs everything to every of your mobile devices therefore there must be a limit to authorised computers ??♂️
That's great! I was questioning if they changed their protocol since I've contacted Apple support a couple of times for deauthorization and had no issues with them doing it.
I totally agree with you. I remember the first time I asked for deauthorization was in 2009. ? Can't believe it is still an issue. This needs to die or at least let us deauthorize a computer remotely as iCloud does for Activation Lock
And if you guys are wondering why I do so many deauthorizations is that I have computers come and go often (especially before family accounts became a thing) so this issue comes up more than the average joe. I wonder if Apple keeps count. Haha
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They somehow increased the Authorized devices limit to about 9 from 5 before? Therefore I didn’t encounter this problem for several years until this year when I upgraded to the new MBP. I was shocked that I still needed to tackle this in 2021!!!
Pure speculation on my part. I wonder if it's tied to licensing arrangements for music and TV content. I see that as a possibility. Regardless, the ability for the end user to manage authorized limited use is common now. Adobe Creative Suite is a great example of this. The current process is way behind the times.
But it also says that one can skip the step of deauthorizing if macOS is Catalina and later, what is the case for OP's MacBooks mentioned.Sorry this is happening to you. It is mentioned as step 3 in Apple's list of steps to do before you sell or give away your device:
What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac - Apple Support
Reset your Mac to factory settings to prepare it for a new owner.support.apple.com
And make sure they are charged enough for them to check that they turn on and that the screens are not damaged.
When I did my trade-ins for my purchase, the guy was very appreciative that all devices were removed from my Apple account and that the batteries were charged enough to do the testing. I did 13 devices and he completed them in about 20 minutes.
When I did my trade-ins for my purchase, the guy was very appreciative that all devices were removed from my Apple account and that the batteries were charged enough to do the testing. I did 13 devices and he completed them in about 20 minutes.
Were you running Catalina or later? I assume you are since there are all M1 macs.
I just searched it up and apparently if you are running Catalina or later, you can skip the deauthorize stuff.
Source: Apple support
I've had this issue before, Apple Support will fix it - they can "deauthorise all" devices if you're unable-to due to the date restriction.
I remember having to do this years ago and it was very quick & easy with support via chat, but this time they had to do it on the phone with a second line team.
Its a bit annoying you have to do this manually as it is pretty easy to forget to do it IMO.
