Martin Nelson
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Q: This computer is no longer authorized to play purchased items that are on the iPod…

I upgraded my Mac Pro and updated my OS from 10.9.5 to 10.10.3 and then updated iTunes to 12.3.0.44. At first, iTunes wouldn't acknowledge my Media Folder. With help on this thread I resolved that.

 

But when I plug in my iPod, I get,


"This computer is no longer authorized to play purchased items that are on the iPod 'iPod Name'. Would you like to authorize this computer for purchased items from the iTunes Store?

If you do not authorize this computer, 130 items, including 'Song Name', will be removed from the iPod."


I authorized (reducing, I think, the number of available authorizations by one even though several authorizations have been the same computer) and got something like, "This computer is already authorized."

 

Then I got the first message again. What do I do?

 

BONUS ROUND: Why does Apple insist on putting periods and commas outside quotes instead of inside where they belong?

 

Martin

Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), (Early 2009) 2 x 2.26 GHz Quad-Core

Posted on Oct 15, 2015 9:20 AM

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  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Oct 15, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Martin Nelson
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    Oct 15, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Martin Nelson

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203160

     

    As for punctuation the inclusion within quotes tends to be in quoting speech.  If I tell you to go to the file "iTunes Library.itl" it isn't part of speech but instead noting a file with a very specific name.  Omitting punctuation from inside quotes can be particularly important when referring to computers because incorrectly used punctuation (by a user literally copying and pasting instructions from here to their computer) can be misinterpreted by a computer if included in a command.  The final dot in a file name is interpreted as being followed by a file extension which can control the application used to open a file. Let's say I told you to rename a file to "iTunes Library.itl."  If you included the final dot the ".itl" would not be seen as the file extension but as part of a file name followed by no extension.  iTunes is very specifically looking for a file called "iTunes Library" with an extension of ".itl".

  • by Martin Nelson,

    Martin Nelson Martin Nelson Oct 18, 2015 6:15 PM in response to Limnos
    Level 1 (51 points)
    Oct 18, 2015 6:15 PM in response to Limnos

    Thanks for the explanation of the punctuation question, Limnos. That was very interesting. I will try out the fixes provided in the link as soon as I have an opportunity.

     

    Martin