Bridge & your devices · Troubleshooting

What does “You can pair up to 5 devices with this Mac. Remove one first.” mean?

Short answer: Your Mac has reached its paired-device limit (five by default). Click Forget on a device you no longer use in the Devices tab, then pair the new one.

Your Mac already has the most devices it can pair, so it won't add another until you remove one. The limit is five by default.

  1. Open the Devices tab (More → Connect Accounts… → Devices).
  2. On a device you no longer use, click Forget.
  3. Pair the new device as usual.

Forgetting removes the link completely; to use that device again later, you'd pair it with a fresh code.

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