2 iPads, 1 Laptop, 2 iTunes accounts

I have just purchased an iPad 2 for my parents to use in assisted living. I would like to have two iTunes accounts so I can manage their iPad but not sync my content with their device. How can i set up two accounts on one laptop? They will also need to install iTunes on their laptop. I will do most of their tech support. Thanks for any tips.

Hey Heidi14,
Thanks for the question. I understand you wish to manage multiple iPads with your computer. The following article suggests a few solutions, which may be helpful:
How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
Thanks,
Matt M.

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Did you select all of the music to sync by clicking on the playlists or albums or whatever you use in iTunes - in order for them to sync? Or did you click on Entire Music Library if you want all of your music on the iPad?

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DaisyDoodle,
The songs on your Shuffle should still be in your iTunes library. That means you should just be able to connect your Nano to the same iTunes library and sync it just as you would with your Shuffle. There is no limit to the number of iPods, iPads, or iPhones you can sync to one computer, iTunes library, or account.
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Here are instructions on how to restore the Shuffle if need be.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1481
B-rock

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I currently have an ipod touch 4th gen. I will be getting a new ipad in a few weeks. My itunes account is on a Windows computer. Will I be able to have the ipad under the same itunes account with the same apple ID as my ipod touch so I can have all of my music from my ipod touch and other info on both deveices, without using icloud or imatch etc. Thanks!

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Hello drkeeling
Try turning off automatic downloads, that way when someone downloads something, you can see it on that device.
iTunes Store: How to enable Automatic Downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4539
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There's info here on setting up separate libraries and user accounts. You won't have to reload (or re-import) all the music, just copy it.
The reason I suggest separate accounts on the Mac is because if you have the two libraries under the same user account, iTunes will also open the last library that was open in that account, and you'll always have to be mindful of which library that is. If you open iTunes and find it's not your library, you'll have quit, relaunch holding the option key and select the other library.
No, you won't have to log in and out of the Mac. (If I'm understanding your question here.) Multiple accounts can be logged in at the same time. And with fast user switching, you can toggle between user accounts.
I'll admit that maintaining the two libraries gets a little tricky, because if you share all the same music, you'll have to add it to one and update the other. (That won't happen automatically.) But I think Home Sharing makes this much easier to do.
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Yes, iTunes will maintain separate backups for each device. Note, however, ALL iTunes content, presently on your wife's phone will be erased when you first sync it to your computer. So, you need to get all of that content into your iTunes library first. Read here about your choices for managing multiple devices on one computer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495

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This is correct.
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Just got a second iPad for the home.
Can I have multiple users's family devices backed up to the cloud e.g. 2 iPhones and 2 iPads under the same iTunes account?

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We have two ipads and two different itunes accounts, can I sync my wife's apps and she mine?

we have two ipads and two different itunes accounts. can I sync my wife's apps and she mine?

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Open iTunes in your account and have your wife sign into her iTunes account in the iTunes app. First authorize your computer account to use her iTunes stuff from the iTunes Store menu. Then have your wife download all of the iOS apps that you want to use into iTunes. Now you do the same in her computer account.
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I have ordered an iPad for myself as well as one for my wife. Can we both use the same laptop/iTunes account to sync both of them?

I don't think you will like using the same itunes account but maybe. I have a household w/2 people & 2 iphones and my ipod. We have our own itunes accts b/c if not, each time one of us synced, it would wipe out our device and put on whatever was in the library at the time of the sync. So, if you and your wife like different styles of music, or want different apps, etc, it will be better to have 2 itunes accounts.
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2 iPads, 1 Laptop, 2 iTunes accounts

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