Deauthorising itunes for Change of HARD DRIVE

Nikonshooter · Nikonshooter #1 (**permalink**)

06-13-2011, 04:39 PM

Hi guys,

A computer guy who is going to change my HD on my MacBook to increase size said I need to deauthorise my MacBook iTunes first, is this correct and will it effect my iTunes downloads when its cloned over to the new hard drive?

robduckyworth · robduckyworth #2 (**permalink**)

06-13-2011, 04:50 PM

yeah you should de authorise before swapping.

If you clone the drive you don't have to.

Mr Earl · Mr Earl #3 (**permalink**)

06-13-2011, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robduckyworth

yeah you should de authorise before swapping.

If you clone the drive you don't have to.

Is cloning the drive something time machine does?

I didn't realize this was first post! Howdy!

Nikonshooter · Nikonshooter #4 (**permalink**)

06-13-2011, 11:33 PM

Thanks. I was told that even though I use time machine, once I plug it into the laptop with the new hard drive, it will automatically wipe and do a fresh install.

rigs · rigs #5 (**permalink**)

06-13-2011, 11:33 PM

Timer machine does pretty much clone the drive. You can also use a program called carbon copy cloner and that you clone your hard drive for you.

robduckyworth · robduckyworth #6 (**permalink**)

06-14-2011, 10:31 AM

Time Machine doesnt clone the drive, it "puts back" all your data as to how it was when you left it - you still have to reinstall OSX.

Cloning your drive is an exact physical copy, everything is exactly the same.

Deckyon · Deckyon #7 (**permalink**)

06-14-2011, 10:47 AM

As for the De-Authorizing and then Authorizing, it takes 30 seconds. Better safe, than lose a precious Authorization license. You only get 5 and can reset only once a year.

wescoe · wescoe #8 (**permalink**)

06-14-2011, 01:02 PM

Am I mistake or does DRM authorization through iTunes go away when iCloud comes out? Seems to me it would have to.

Nikonshooter · Nikonshooter #9 (**permalink**)

06-14-2011, 04:24 PM

It really sucks you get 5 licences. I mean, I had 3 windows PC's before with iTunes, then 2 ipods and now this machine which means even though I have over 40 movies bought and paid for and over 5,000's I bought in iTunes, it means they never work again after installed on a 5th machine... It's just not good at all really...

Deckyon · Deckyon #10 (**permalink**)

06-14-2011, 04:29 PM

iPods/iPhones/iPads dont count towards the 5 Licenses, only Computers with iTunes installed.

you are getting way too stressed...

robduckyworth · robduckyworth #11 (**permalink**)

06-14-2011, 09:07 PM

and you can deauthorise old computers at any point and get your license back.

Mr Earl · Mr Earl #12 (**permalink**)

06-15-2011, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rigs

Timer machine does pretty much clone the drive. You can also use a program called carbon copy cloner and that you clone your hard drive for you.

Thanks looks like CCC is the ticket.

I want to stick a fancy 500G drive with the flashy RAM in. The old 120G drive is about full.

Nikonshooter #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 02, 2009 Location: DUBLIN, iRELAND Posts: 239	06-13-2011, 04:39 PM Hi guys, A computer guy who is going to change my HD on my MacBook to increase size said I need to deauthorise my MacBook iTunes first, is this correct and will it effect my iTunes downloads when its cloned over to the new hard drive? 27' iMac i5 2.7 10.7.1  1TB HD  16GB DDR3 - AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB - Magic Trackpad * White iPhone 4s 16GB  iPad 2 64GB  iPod Nano 1st Generation  iPod Nano 6th Generation  iPod Touch 1st Generation  MacBook Unibody 1st Generation 
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robduckyworth #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2011 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 2,972 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, 2.5GHz i7, 750GB, 6770M 1GB, iPad 3, iPhone 4, custom PC	06-13-2011, 04:50 PM yeah you should de authorise before swapping. If you clone the drive you don't have to. If you find a post helpful, don't forget to use the reputation system (top right of post.) Join us in the IRC! How? Add me on Steam, Origin or PSN (Vita): robduckyworth
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Nikonshooter #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 02, 2009 Location: DUBLIN, iRELAND Posts: 239	06-13-2011, 11:33 PM Thanks. I was told that even though I use time machine, once I plug it into the laptop with the new hard drive, it will automatically wipe and do a fresh install. 27' iMac i5 2.7 10.7.1  1TB HD  16GB DDR3 - AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB - Magic Trackpad * White iPhone 4s 16GB  iPad 2 64GB  iPod Nano 1st Generation  iPod Nano 6th Generation  iPod Touch 1st Generation  MacBook Unibody 1st Generation 
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robduckyworth #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2011 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 2,972 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, 2.5GHz i7, 750GB, 6770M 1GB, iPad 3, iPhone 4, custom PC	06-14-2011, 10:31 AM Time Machine doesnt clone the drive, it "puts back" all your data as to how it was when you left it - you still have to reinstall OSX. Cloning your drive is an exact physical copy, everything is exactly the same. If you find a post helpful, don't forget to use the reputation system (top right of post.) Join us in the IRC! How? Add me on Steam, Origin or PSN (Vita): robduckyworth
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Deckyon #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 06, 2011 Location: Louisville, KY - USA Posts: 1,234 Mac Specs: MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM	06-14-2011, 10:47 AM As for the De-Authorizing and then Authorizing, it takes 30 seconds. Better safe, than lose a precious Authorization license. You only get 5 and can reset only once a year. MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1GB RAM MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256MB RAM iPhone 4S 64GB, iPad Gen3 32GB WiFi, iPod Nano Gen6 8GB, Apple TV Gen2
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rigs #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2011 Posts: 15	06-13-2011, 11:33 PM Timer machine does pretty much clone the drive. You can also use a program called carbon copy cloner and that you clone your hard drive for you.
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wescoe #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 08, 2011 Posts: 10	06-14-2011, 01:02 PM Am I mistake or does DRM authorization through iTunes go away when iCloud comes out? Seems to me it would have to.
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Nikonshooter #9 (permalink)
Member Since: May 02, 2009 Location: DUBLIN, iRELAND Posts: 239	06-14-2011, 04:24 PM It really sucks you get 5 licences. I mean, I had 3 windows PC's before with iTunes, then 2 ipods and now this machine which means even though I have over 40 movies bought and paid for and over 5,000's I bought in iTunes, it means they never work again after installed on a 5th machine... It's just not good at all really... 27' iMac i5 2.7 10.7.1  1TB HD  16GB DDR3 - AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB - Magic Trackpad * White iPhone 4s 16GB  iPad 2 64GB  iPod Nano 1st Generation  iPod Nano 6th Generation  iPod Touch 1st Generation  MacBook Unibody 1st Generation 
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Deckyon #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 06, 2011 Location: Louisville, KY - USA Posts: 1,234 Mac Specs: MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM	06-14-2011, 04:29 PM iPods/iPhones/iPads dont count towards the 5 Licenses, only Computers with iTunes installed. you are getting way too stressed... MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1GB RAM MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256MB RAM iPhone 4S 64GB, iPad Gen3 32GB WiFi, iPod Nano Gen6 8GB, Apple TV Gen2
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robduckyworth #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2011 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 2,972 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, 2.5GHz i7, 750GB, 6770M 1GB, iPad 3, iPhone 4, custom PC	06-14-2011, 09:07 PM and you can deauthorise old computers at any point and get your license back. If you find a post helpful, don't forget to use the reputation system (top right of post.) Join us in the IRC! How? Add me on Steam, Origin or PSN (Vita): robduckyworth
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