2 ipods, 2 user names... sharing music ?
ok so i've been reading posts into "how to get two ipod minis going at the same time on one computer with different user names... ok so i understand most of it but there is one question...
"i want 90% of the current library on the new ipod, if i move my current library into the shared music folder will i just have all the songs??? is it possible to delete off one user accounts library and still keep the songs on the other library???"
also is it possible to reverse the "consolidating the library" process to free up memory again after the new user account has been formed??
help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Oliver, Good morning.
First Question :
This can Be Done Automaticaly By Your iPod From the shared Music Doc. But You can also Do it manualy and Click - drag all Your songs to Your iPod.. (this is easyier).
Second Question:
Yes, Go To " Preferences", then Go To " Advanced " and Go Un-check The "Copy Files To The itunes Music Folder When Adding To Library ".. This Should Get You Rid Of The Consolidating Helper.
M.
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BTW you posted in the iPod touch forum -
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Thanks!sandiegoguy wrote:
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to do that, you need Airfoil or AirPhones.
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I have a 30GB ipod video, and I bought my husband an 8GB nano for Christmas. I have been searching the threads trying to figure out how we can share music, but I seem to get conflicting information. I understand how to create separate libraries and I think I understand how to allow him access to my library (move itunes music folder into public folder?) but am still unclear about sharing music between ipods. Because in some of the posts, I have read that while you can share music and listen to it via multiple itunes libraries, you can ONLY listen to it on the computer--you cannot get it onto another ipod due to anti-piracy measures.
I know I could create a playlist for him in my library, but I like to autosync my ipod and I don't really want his music on mine, because the songs we BOTH like I've already imported into my itunes library. I was hoping to set up a separate library for him, import my music files into it, then let him delete the artists he's not interested in and add the music he wants that I don't. But I don't want to go through all that if he won't be able to play the shared songs on his own ipod.
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Ver easy to accomplish.
I have one library, two 4GB iPods and ~20GB of music.
Rather than duplicating libraries or creating separate user accounts/sharing music you can't load, etc. which simply takes up space on the disk drive, use the same library and use sync only what you want.
Create playlist(s) of your own music from the library.
Add/remove from those playlists as you want.
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Select Sync music, Sync selected playlists and choose what you want.
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I also create a smart playlist (Not Chris's Music) and set it to Match Rule - Playlist is not Chris's Music.
This helps to manage my music by showing all music not in main playlist so I can browse for music I may have missed or now want to add.
I do the same for my daughters iPod except she gets to pick her own stuff.
This way whenever any music is added by either of us, it is available to the other with no problems. -
One account and two user names??? HOW??
Hi,
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jesster03 wrote:
i just bought a new macbook w/ mtn lion. when i transferred data from my old macbook over, it created another user name (i called it "old computer"). That's actually good
That's actually bad. Peruse Pondini's Setup New Mac guide and seriously consider starting over. -
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1 Quit iTunes.
2 Drag your entire iTunes folder from \My Documents\My Music\ to a Shared C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music.
3 Log out.
1 Log in on your other account(s).
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3 iTunes will ask to Create new library or Choose existing library. Select Choose existing library.
4 Select the iTunes library file in the iTunes folder in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music\iTunes.
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6 - iTunes will add all the music in from this account to the main iTunes music folder/library.
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Karn. -
I recently purchased a mac and used a firewire to transfer my files onto my new imac with migration assistant. Now I have 3 users. I want one with all my main files (pictures, music, files from my old computer).
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