How do I use 2 iPhones with one computer (iTunes)

My wife & I each have an iPhone. Everytime I sync we both end up with the same songs, apps, etc. Is there a way that we can use the same computer for syncing but have our own separate libraries on our phones?

Create her own user acount on the PC.

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    Pan to download all apps again. Apps that were purchased with the Apple ID you are now using can be downloaded for free. Apps that were purchased using the old Apple ID will have to be purchased again.
    Obviously all free apps can be downloaded again without charge.

  • How do I use mulitple divices with one computer

    How do I run muitple divices on one instance of ITunes

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  • How do I use two iphones with one itunes

    My wife and I are using iphones. Unfortunately we got only one Windows PC. How do we set them both woth our own emails because everytime it is set now, she sync to my emails.

    Create her own user acount on the PC.

  • How do I use 2 ipods on one computer??

    Please help. I bought my friends 3rd generation ipod off my friend for my dad for xmas, I have an ipod mini already set up with itunes on my computer. How do I go about setting up 2 ipods with one itunes, or setting up a seperate itunes?? Any advice would be very much appreciated I am not the best at these sort of things x

    hiya!
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    How to use multiple iPods with one computer
    iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
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  • How can i use my iphone with more than one itunes

    how can i use my iphone with more than one itunes

    Sync iPod/iPad/iPhone with two computers
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    I have my library cloned to a small 1Tb USB drive which I can take between home & work. At either location I use SyncToy 2.1 to update the local copy with the external drive. Mac users should be able to find similar tools. I can open either of the local libraries or the one on the external drive and update the media content of my iPhone. The slight exception is Photos which normally connects to a specific folder on a specific machine, although that can easily be remapped to the current library if you create a "Photos" folder inside the iTunes Media folder so that syncing the iTunes folders keeps this up to date as well. I periodically sweep my library for new files & orphans with iTunes Folder Watch just in case I make changes at one location but then overwrite the library with a newer copy from the other. Again Mac users should be able to find similar tools.
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    When working with an iPhone earlier builds of iTunes would remove any file not physically present in the local library, even if there was an entry for it, making manual management practically redundant on the iPhone. This behaviour has been changed but it will still only permit manual management with a library that has the correct internal ID. If you don't want to sync your library between machines on a regular basis just copy the iTunes Library.itl file from the current "home" machine to any other you want to use, then clean out the library entries and import the local content you have on that box.
    tt2

  • HT1386 How do I manage 2 iPhones on one computer?

    How do I manage 2 iPhones on one computer? We tried this and ended up with each others numbers and apps. We have our own iTunes ID, it is mainly the music on the computer that we want for the phones. Who has the answer without us getting each others apps & contacts. HELP!!!!

    How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer

  • HT1418 use 2 iphones,with 1 computer,or ipad

    use 2 iphones with i computer,oripad

    Hi, we don't have two iPhones in the family as yet but as I understand it each device can have separate settings for syncing calendars and contacts. For example my iPhone syncs these over the air with the Exchange server at work so if/when my whife gets an iPhone it would be easy to have hers sync to our computer
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    "Bob's Videos" is "Grouping contains Bob" + "Kind does not contain audio"
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    etc.
    I currently manage our family's five iDevices using this system, each getting a different selection to suit their tastes and the capacity of their device. An advantage of using the grouping field is that it is stored in file tags (for non-wav audio files anyway) so that it is relatively easy to recreate the playlists should the iTunes library get trashed and need rebuilding. Also useful if you move files about manually as playlist membership is preserved when you delete & re-import the tracks.
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  • How can I use two Ipods on one computer.

    I was wondering if it is possible to use 2 Ipods on one computer without having to reload all of the music to the new library.

    If you are adding a second iPod for your own use, just connect the new iPod to your computer and follow the on screen instructions. It will update from your existing library. Depending on the size of your library and the type of iPod you choose you can have it update all songs and playlists, selected playlists only or you can manage it manually
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    Loading songs onto iPod automatically - Windows
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    iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
    How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
    Another option when using a single library is to set any or all of the iPods to manual update: Managing content manually on iPod

  • How do I sync two iPhones to one computer?

    How do I sync two iPhones to one computer?

    if you want to keep same content on both you can sync them to same itune account
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    syncing with itunes
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386

  • How do I use two devices on one computer?

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    How to use multiple iPods with one computer
    How to share music between different accounts on a single computer

  • How can I sync my iPhone with the new iTunes without erasing my iPhone?

    My iTunes computer crashed and I needed to format it. How can I sync my iPhone with the new iTunes without erasing my iPhone?

    See this user tip ...
    Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

  • HT203216 How can I syncing my iphone with my computer calendar?

    How can I syncing my iphone with my computer calendar?

    The issue is that I miss the info icon in my iTune, thtas why I can't manage syncing my agenda (local) with my MacBook.
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    this will not work for "find my iPhone".  It is always a good idea to have two seperate Apple ID's anyway

  • How do I use your iPhone with multiple iTunes libraries

    Hi, I have my music spread out between 3 seperate Itunes libraries on 3 different profiles on my computer. I have the newest generation Ipod Nano, Ipod Shuffle, and Iphone 4s. My Ipod's are both full, so I've decided to start putting music onto my phone. With my Ipod's, I can plug them into one profile on the computer, download the music on the Itunes library that exists on that profile, then do the same with the other profiles with no issue. However when I try to do this with my phone, It asks me to erase the music I have gotten from one Itunes library and sync with the current library, as soon as I plug it in to a different Itunes on one of the other profiles. I have my Iphone configured with the Manually manage music option, and I still haven't found a way to use my Iphone with multiple music libraries. PLEASE HELP

    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113 - If you use manual syncing, you can sync items from more than one iTunes library to your iPod. (You can sync iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad with only one iTunes library.)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1202 - When manually managing content, you can add content from multiple libraries to your iPod or iPad. Even when manually managing music, some content may be available from only one library at time. This includes all content on iPhone and video content on iPod and iPad.
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    Troubleshooting Home Sharing - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972

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