Multiple itunes accounts/libraries on one computer

We currently have only one ipod (shuffle) in our family for my 12 year old. Her itunes account is in my folder on our only internet connected computer. My younger daughter is buying her own shuffle and I would like to create a separate library and account for her. Is is possible to have separate Itunes libraries for different users on a Windows XP computer?

while in your profile (where her musci is) open C:/Documents and Settings. find the folder for her profile and open it. then there should be another documents folder in there with her name. open that then go to her music folder in there, and then itunes folder, and drag and drop it from where its at under your profile into that folder.
make sence?

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I have one computer in my home but two people, each with our own iTunes account. Is it possible to have two different iTunes accounts on one computer?

Refer to this article:
How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495

Multiple iTunes accounts authorized to one computer

Hi,
I am trying to normalize my wife and my own environments. I have asked iTunes support to simply merge my wife's and my own account together into one, but they will not do this. It would be the simplest solution for us and as she hasn't got a lot of stuff in her account, we may have to bite the bullet and ditch her account in the long run.. or something...
What I want to do is to be able to share apps, books, music and videos between our 5 computers, 2 ipads, 2 iphones and various ipods.
I have been told by iTunes support that I should authorize the computers for both of our accounts, ok fair enough, have done that, and that I should elect to manage music and videos manually.
That seemed like perhaps the answer... but so far, it is not complete.
Possibly complicating this, I am using iTunes match, which I like very much.
On my iPad, I only have the option to manage videos manually.. not music I may need to just enable match on her account and that will give us all of the music... hoping that is the case anyway.
So far, I don't see her books on my MBP wich is my main iTunes computer or her Apps or TV shows for that matter - I have configured automatic downloads... but while signed in as myself... maybe need to sign in as her, on my computer and then configure automatic downloads.
I can understand iTunes needing to protect copyright etc, but this is getting overly complicated now, I don't see why they can't just fold our accounts into one.
Anyone else having success with this sort of thing, I'd sure like to know how.
Thanks
Bill

update to this question...
I can't turn on automatic downloads on my iTunes as it is already associated with my account and if I chang it to hers, then I can't change it again for 90 days :-( so bascially, I guess while I can have two accounts authorised on my computer, so that it can play music videos etc... there is no easy way to get this content between my computers.
So bascially back to where I was when I used to try and use Syncopation and various other products to get music purchases synced between all computers - it never worked very well, tried various products etc but not really much luck and no help with books, apps etc...
I really do not think that Apple has though thru multi person/family support in the iTunes store and frankly getting pretty fed up with it.
They have limited it to 5 computers, I don't see why there have to be these additional restrictions all the time, or why they won't fold two accounts into one.
It's starting to look like £10 per month for Spotify premium may be a better deal now that you can download music from there... I spend a lot on the iTunes store but I am going to have to rethink that if there isn't an answer to easily allow my wife and I to share what we purchase.

Can you have multiple itunes accounts on a single computer? want to open a separate one for our daughter (but we will manage it).

just got our daughter a new iTouch, but want to try and keep hers separate from our iPhone stuff. can you have multiple iTunes accounts on a single computer?

This is all i know but all you can do is just creat a new one for them both and send all the stuff to the one think u can do that i hope it helps

Is it possible to set up multiple iTunes accounts on a single computer?

is it possible to set up multiple iTunes accounts on a single computer?

If you do it with a single user account, you will receive update notifications for purchase made on both IDs regardless of which one you're using at the time. That's slightly frustrating as you get the notification BUT you can't actually update! In any event, separate user accounts on the computer is the cleaner way to go.

Multiple iTunes Accounts on the Same Computer

iTunes states that you can have multiple iTunes accounts on the same computer. But when I attempt to put in a new user account (for my wife so she can have her own music library) my own iTunes account pops up when I go to load iTunes while in her user account. And if I create any account that is NOT an 'Admistrator' account iTunes refuses to install itself as the "user does not have the privileges - consult your Administrator". So I am lost as to what I need to do to create separate iTunes accounts where each person has their own iTunes library and thus their own music. Perplexed...
Robert

iTunes states that you can have multiple iTunes accounts on the same computer. But when I attempt to put in a new user account (for my wife so she can have her own music library) my own iTunes account pops up when I go to load iTunes while in her user account. And if I create any account that is NOT an 'Admistrator' account iTunes refuses to install itself as the "user does not have the privileges - consult your Administrator". So I am lost as to what I need to do to create separate iTunes accounts where each person has their own iTunes library and thus their own music. Perplexed...
Robert

Can I have 2 different iTunes accounts on the one computer

Can I have 2 different iTunes accounts on the one Mac computer

Yes. If you mean Apple IDs, log in and out as needed. If you mean iTunes libraries, launch iTunes with the Shift key held down and choose or create one, or use separate Windows user accounts.
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Using multiple iTunes accounts/libraries & devices on 1 computer

Hi,
We have 2 ipods, with 2 different iTunes accounts and 2 different libraries on the same computer. We also have 1 not-so-computer-literate user . I know how to switch libraries at the time you start up iTunes, but keeping track of what account is active is a real problem. What happens when you purchase a song and it goes into the wrong library? What is the best way to manage this so that it is clear as to what device/library/account is currently in use?
Thanks,
M.

To further expand on Chris' reply, use method 1 from this article
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495
The tricky part comes next, if you want to share music on this same PC between all users:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203
It's the steps near the bottom that get most folks
+Repeat these steps for each account that is listening to shared music.+
+When another user of the computer has imported new music from CD, repeat steps 6 through 8 to add the music to your library.+

Would like assistance with multiple devices with multiple iTunes accounts syncing on one PC

I have had an iPhone for some years now and have been syncing with my PC without issue (first with iPhone 3gs and now with iPhone 4s). My wife bought me an iPad 3 retina in December 2012 which syncs with the same PC as my phone and shares the same iTunes account. Apps downloaded onto one device are automatically downloaded to the other, iMessages are sent and received to both devices also.
My Wife now has an iPad mini with retina (using her own existing iTunes account which she previously used for an iPhone she no longer uses). I synchronised her new iPad mini with my PC assuming iTunes would manage the device and related account and contents separately to my existing account and 2 devices. However this has caused an issue with the sharing of apps. Since doing so I have started seeing updates available on my devices for apps which I have never downloaded, but my wife has. If I tell my iPad to update said apps, I am asked for my Wife's iTunes account password.
On doing some searching via google I now understand that I should have created a second windows profile on my PC for my wife and installed iTunes onto this profile for the purposes of syncing her device.
I would very much like to do this, but would like some assistance on the best course of action for doing so. If I proceed and created a second profile and sync her device to this, I presume I would need to tell iTunes to treat her iPad as a new device (and wonder what would happen to her existing content)? Assuming we do this, I presume the issue of my seeing her app updates would still persist?
Could someone advise if they have any experience with similar issues/queries?

How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
How to Share a Family iPad
http://www.macworld.com/article/1163347/how_to_share_a_family_ipad.html
Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1202
iOS & iCloud Tips: Sharing an Apple ID With Your Family
http://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-5-icloud-tips-sharing-an-apple-id-with-you r-family/
How To Best Use and Share Apple IDs across iPhones, iPads and iPods
http://www.nerdsonsite.com/blog/2012/06/07/help-im-appleid-confused/
 Cheers, Tom

Managing multiple itunes accounts on a single computer

I have an iPod and an iPad that use a single iTunes account on a certain PC. I have a second iPod that I have setup on a second computer which also has its own separate iTunes account (because at the time I didn't understand you can manage multiple devices from a single account/computer). This second iPod has iPod apps I have purchased from my second iTunes account. I would like to change this and manage my second iPod from my main computer (so everything lives in one place). When I hooked the second iPod up to my main computer I picked the option to "transfer purchases to this computer". It acted like it was doing it, but I noticed nothing transferred. I unplugged the device and plugged it back in, and a dialogue box told me this iPod contained 33 applications that were NOT authorized to play on this computer and would not transfer them. It said I needed to authorize the computer to do that. My PC is already authorized with my main account and I don't want to mess that up. Can I authorize my computer for my second itunes account and have it authorized for both? Am I allowed to take apps I've purchased for the ipod that is on account 1 and install any of those apps on the ipod that is associated with account 2? I've purchased all these apps, I just did not understand from the get go that there was no need for me to setup 2 completely different itunes accounts. The second iPod I am going to give to my young daughter as a toy, but I absolutely don't want to mess up my iPad and first iPod as I use them for work on a daily basis. Any help would be appreciated.

+Can I authorize my computer for my second itunes account and have it authorized for both?+
Yes. Sign out of the itunes store under the first account, then _sign back in_ with 2nd.
+I just did not understand from the get go that there was no need for me to setup 2 completely different itunes accounts.+
Don't worry, lots of people made this same mistake. It will be kind of a hassle remembering to authorize both accounts in the future, but it's manageable. You know that license agreement that comes up after an itunes update? I think you'll have to go in under both accounts and agree to it from now on.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
See this line?
+If the iTunes Store purchases on your device were purchased with multiple accounts, you will need to authorize the computer for each one.+
That's what I'm talking about.

Can I have multiple ICloud accounts sync to one computer? Strictly looking to have 2 photostreams save to one computer.

My wife and I both have Iphones and Ipads but seperate Icloud accounts. I would like to utilize the photostream capabilites of the icloud desktop client to view pictures on our home pc and back them up. Is there anyway to do this? will this be added in the future?
thanks,

update to this question...
I can't turn on automatic downloads on my iTunes as it is already associated with my account and if I chang it to hers, then I can't change it again for 90 days :-( so bascially, I guess while I can have two accounts authorised on my computer, so that it can play music videos etc... there is no easy way to get this content between my computers.
So bascially back to where I was when I used to try and use Syncopation and various other products to get music purchases synced between all computers - it never worked very well, tried various products etc but not really much luck and no help with books, apps etc...
I really do not think that Apple has though thru multi person/family support in the iTunes store and frankly getting pretty fed up with it.
They have limited it to 5 computers, I don't see why there have to be these additional restrictions all the time, or why they won't fold two accounts into one.
It's starting to look like £10 per month for Spotify premium may be a better deal now that you can download music from there... I spend a lot on the iTunes store but I am going to have to rethink that if there isn't an answer to easily allow my wife and I to share what we purchase.

Problems with multiple itunes accounts on the same computer

Does anyone have issues with this? My husband and I have seperate iTunes accounts, and eventhough I am logged in under my username, his music is loading and mine is gone...
Also, his iPad apps are syncing to my iTunes account - this happened just last night when I plugged my iPod in and was rearranging my playlists and his apps were syncing at the same time.

Well, I usually think of an 'iTunes account' as being an account at the iTunes Store... I take it you have different iTunes collections with separate library files for each of you.
It sounds like you have different user accounts on the computer. Figuring out what is going on will require us knowing a lot more about how you have your iTunes libraries set up. Do you also have a shared area or do you keep totally separate accounts? Are you positive you were't really in his account when this was happening?

Purchased music from multiple itunes accounts on the same computer

I mistakenly opened up two itune accounts and have purchased music using both accounts. The problem is that itunes won't let me download my purchased music from one of the accounts to my ipod. It will download all of the music from account "a" but none from account "b". Help please.

Hey chawk32,
Just play the purchased content from account B in iTunes. That should make a authorization dialog box pop up. After authorizing the computer iTunes can transfer that data to the iPod.
You can also click store inside iTunes then authorize computer.
Jason

How to run two iTunes match libraries on one computer

Does anybody have a work around?
I want to set another library with another itunes match for a friend of mine and sync his music since he doesn't have a interenet connection where he lives.
When I created another library and tried to turn match on under his itunes account it came up with an error stating that this computer is associated with another match account and i wouldn't be able to do any downloads or something for 90 days if I changed the computer to another apple id.
Anybody else tried to do this?
Is this apples way of keeping us from giving other people our music?

If you own a mac and you have paralles then that is the answer.
I knew there had to be a way to do this on a mac.
Don't know the answer for PCs yet though.

Two iTunes music libraries on one computer

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495

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