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Set up an Apple ID in iTunes

Don't have an Apple ID? Learn how to create and set up an Apple ID in iTunes so you can shop in the iTunes Store and use all other Apple services.

Manage your Apple ID

Learn how to manage your Apple ID and make changes to your account.

Sign in to the iTunes Store on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, or Apple TV

After you sign in to the iTunes Store with your Apple ID, you can browse and buy music, movies, and TV shows.

Authorize your computer in iTunes

Authorizing your computer lets you sync or play content that you download from the iTunes Store.

Deauthorize your computer using iTunes

Make sure that you deauthorize your Mac or PC before you sell it, give it away, send it in for service, or make major hardware upgrades.

If iTunes prompts you to authorize your computer when you try to play iTunes Store purchases

If you're asked to authorize your computer when you try to play iTunes Store purchases, log in to your computer with an administrator account or make sure that you're signed in to iTunes with the Apple ID that you used to make the purchase.

Sync media between your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and iTunes on your Mac or PC

Transfer content from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Set up your new iOS device from a backup of your previous iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes on your computer using USB

With iTunes, you can sync your music, movies, TV shows, photos and more. After you sync, the content on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch matches the content in your iTunes Library on your computer.

Change or remove your Apple ID payment information

Learn how you can update or remove payment information for your Apple ID.

See your purchase history in the iTunes Store on a Mac or PC

Find what apps, songs, movies, TV shows, or books you ordered from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store.

iTunes Store charges on credit and debit card statements

See an unfamiliar iTunes Store or App Store charge? Before you contact Apple, check your iTunes Store purchase history for more details.

About Family Sharing

Family Sharing makes it easy for up to six people in your family to share each other's iTunes Store purchases and pay with a single credit card.

Share purchased content with Family Sharing

Learn how to share your iTunes Store purchases.

Use Home Sharing to share iTunes content with other devices

Home Sharing lets you share and stream content from your computer’s iTunes library to other computers, iOS devices, and Apple TVs.

If you see an error when you update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod

When you use iTunes to update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, you might see an error code or alert. You can fix most update and restore errors with these steps.

Help with iTunes Store errors

Follow these steps to fix alerts in iTunes.

If you can’t connect to the iTunes Store

If you can't connect to the iTunes Store on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, Mac or PC, check your settings and network connections.