I de-authorized two other computers from my iTunes account. I am now trying to authorize the computer I want to add. However, after attempting to do so, I still am getting an error message telling me that I already have the maximum 5 devices associated with my account. But I do NOT....
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Try Deauthorize All and then authorize any computers that you still have and want to use. See the following from Authorize or deauthorize your computer for iTunes Store purchases - Apple Support
To deauthorize a computer that you don't have access to, you have to deauthorize all of your computers. Then authorize each computer that you have again. You can deauthorize all computers only once a year.
Try Deauthorize All and then authorize any computers that you still have and want to use. See the following from Authorize or deauthorize your computer for iTunes Store purchases - Apple Support
To deauthorize a computer that you don't have access to, you have to deauthorize all of your computers. Then authorize each computer that you have again. You can deauthorize all computers only once a year.
See also Authorization vs. association - Apple Community. You may have confused the two mechanisms.
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