With one Apple ID, you can authorize up to 5 computers for iTunes Store to access all of your music, movies, and other content seamlessly across the devices. So, it doesn’t matter which trusted computer you have, you can stream your favorite flicks and listen to curated playlists without having to hop from one device to the other. But how would you authorize your Mac now as Apple has shut down iTunes in macOS Catalina? Well, the tech giant has ensured the killing of iTunes has no impact on all the related functionalities including this important one. So, whether you are willing to license one of your Macs to access your entire jukebox or planning to sell/give away or send your computer to service, follow along as I show how you can authorize or deauthorize your Mac for iTunes Store purchases in macOS Catalina without any hassle.
To get started, I would like to brief you about the whole process so that you can get a good hang of it right at the beginning.
First off, we are going to unhide the iTunes Store. Yeah, you heard it right! Apple has slightly kept the media library out of sight but you can easily make it show in the stock music app. Once that is done, it becomes business as usual as it has always been. Now that everything is crystal clear, let’s dive straight into the step-by-step breakdown!
- Launch Music app on your Mac.
- Now, click on the Account menu and choose Authorizations.
You can also view all of your authorized computers right from the music app. Make sure you are signed in to your account.
- Now, you may be prompted to sign in using your Apple ID. Do it.
Just in case, you no longer use any computers which you had authorized earlier, you can deauthorize all of them at one go. To do so, click on the Deauthorize All option on the Account info page and confirm.
