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Where can you check to see how many of your 10 allowed devices with Match are being used?

Since I don't know if adding a second or third iTunes library on my computer to Match is going to count towards my 10 alowed devices, I need to know where I can check to find out how many devices Apple shows I have registered for Match. I wouldn't think the additional libraries on the same computer would count as separate devices. However, when I went to add the second library, I got a message asking me if I wanted to "Add This Computer," the same message I got when I added my first library! I don't want to add all four of my iTunes libraries on my computer only to find that I have now used 4 of my 10 allowed devices!

Posted on Jan 19, 2012 9:41 AM

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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 10:10 AM

Yes, computers count as "devices" for iTunes Match.


From anywhere in iTunes pull down Store > View my Account. You'll be prompted to authenticate. In the middle of the page you will see a section called "iTunes in the Cloud" which will tell you how many "devices" you have associated with the Apple ID (iTunes Store account ID). To remove any devices click the link "manage devices."


Keep in mind that having a device associated with your iTunes Store ID is not the same as "authenticating" a computer to play protected content such as rented or purchased movies or TV shows.

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Jan 19, 2012 10:10 AM in response to Schwerigkeiten

Yes, computers count as "devices" for iTunes Match.


From anywhere in iTunes pull down Store > View my Account. You'll be prompted to authenticate. In the middle of the page you will see a section called "iTunes in the Cloud" which will tell you how many "devices" you have associated with the Apple ID (iTunes Store account ID). To remove any devices click the link "manage devices."


Keep in mind that having a device associated with your iTunes Store ID is not the same as "authenticating" a computer to play protected content such as rented or purchased movies or TV shows.

Jan 19, 2012 2:38 PM in response to Michael Allbritton

Thanks Michael. I do know that computers count as devices and that up to 5 of your devices can be computers with iTunes Match. However, I was talking about one computer with multiple iTunes libraries in my post above. I have four iTunes libraries on my Mac (for Christmas, Christian, CDs, and Pop), all of which I had intended to enable for Match. However, after enabling my first iTunes library for Match, I then opened the next library (on the same computer) that I wanted to enable for Match, and I got a message asking if I wanted to "Add This Computer," as if the library I was about to enable was on a different computer from the first library I had just enabled. This leads me to think that each iTunes library on my computer would be considered a separate device (since computers are considered devices), even though it makes no sense. If this is the case, since my husband and daughter also use the same Apple ID and have their own computers, each with one iTunes library, 10 devices would not be enough between our computers, iPads, and iPhones.


Also, I know how to find how many devices are associated with your Apple ID at the iTunes Store. However, this does not tell you how many of those devices have been enabled for Match, which is what I am trying to find out before enabling all four libraries on my computer. I don't want to find out too late that I just used up four of my ten devices for libraries on one computer.


Thanks for your help.

Jan 19, 2012 4:59 PM in response to Schwerigkeiten

Looks like I did slightly mis-read your original question. 🙂


No, additional libraries on the same computer do not count as additional devices. I've got multiple libraries myself and use them for testing. Just tap the "add this computer" link to add the library to iTunes Match. The wording could be a little confusing, I guess.

Where can you check to see how many of your 10 allowed devices with Match are being used?

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