Itunes Error Storing Authorization
can not post a blank message. Please type your message and try again. whateverhappens Level 1 (0 points) Q: There was an error storing your authorization information on this computer. Some one please help!All of a sudden I can't play my music i have bought off itunes. It tells me i'm not authorized to play the songs. I try and authorize my computer but it won't accept my details and gives me the message - "There was an error storing your authorization information on this computer."No matter what i do it just won't work. That's even after making sure my apple id details are correct. This problem is persisting on itunes for Mac.Can anybody help me get this problem fixed? Thanks! iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8) Posted on Sep 10, 2012 6:23 AM I have this question too Close Q: There was an error storing your authorization information on this computer. All replies Helpful answers by b noir, b noir Sep 10, 2012 2:45 PM in response to whateverhappens Level 9 (72,129 points) Sep 10, 2012 2:45 PM in response to whateverhappens Let's try the following document with that one:iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by whateverhappens, whateverhappens Sep 11, 2012 9:14 AM in response to b noir Level 1 (0 points) Sep 11, 2012 9:14 AM in response to b noir Thanks for the message b noir - i've read through what it says and there is one problem before i progress. How do I know if I have a shared folder or not? Sorry if it sounds stupid but i'm useless when it comes to things like this!I've gone to users like it says and all i see is my user account. Does that mean it's not a shared folder?Thanks. Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by whateverhappens, whateverhappens Sep 11, 2012 9:17 AM in response to whateverhappens Level 1 (0 points) Sep 11, 2012 9:17 AM in response to whateverhappens I'm the only one with a user account but it says i'm the admin too, does this mean i don't need to log in as an admin just as me? I wouldn't know how to log in as an admin anyway! Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by iAdola, iAdola
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