2 ipods on the same system?

Forgive my ignorance Im new to this but I have an ipod that I stumbled thru installing one but my son just got one too. How do you set up 2 separate ipods on the same computer system? Right now all my music is going on my sons Ipod and he is not too pleased;-p

There are two different methods for managing multiple iPods on one computer, and probably the easiest way is to set up a playlist for each iPod to sync to in iTunes.
See this for details:
How to manage multiple iPods using one computer
Whatever you do, when you're creating playlists and getting each iPod set up, or if you have everything all automatically syncing and orderly, you don't want to connect those two iPods simultaneously to your computer.
That can cause quite a few issues with iTunes recognizing the iPods in the Source List, etc.
-Kylene

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I have a 20GB 4th gen iPod and my boyfriend recently gave me his old 30GB 4th gen iPod. I have about 40GB worth of music in my iTunes and want to split the content between the two iPods. Is there an easy way to partition iTunes or manually manage the music?
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Instead of read-only access to each other's iTunes directories, I followed instructions posted elsewhere on this forum and have ITunes in both accounts pointing to the same physical file. From my account, I can see all the songs, both the ones loaded from CDs and the ones downloaded from ITunes (using my ITunes account). From her account, she can see the songs I loaded from CD, but not any of the songs I've downloaded.
If I share my ITunes library, then she can open the shared file and see all of the songs, downloaded as well as those from CDs. However, if she selects any of the downloaded songs, she cannot put them into playlists or otherwise copy them to her IPod.
She doesn't have an ITunes account. Her ITunes is set up to use my account and is one of the two authorized "Computers" for my account. I thought that going into ITunes and authorizing my ITunes-account would have solved the problem, but it doesn't.
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I am trying to store music for two different iPods on the same computer, against two different Apple IDs. When I try and download content from the Cloud I get an error message?

I am trying to store music for two different iPods on the same Windows 8 computer, and when I try and download content from the Cloud I get an error message. Is it possible to have two different Apple IDs on the same computer?

Unfortunately you've discovered too late how important it is to maintain an up-to-date backup of your iTunes library (and all other data of value). You could, before wiping the drive, have considered making use of a commercial data recovery service that could (albeit at considerable cost) have extracted your library from the hard disk, even if virus infected.
In the absence of that option, you will need to restore the content of your library from its original sources:
Depending on your location, you may be able to re-download any iTunes Store purchases that are still available on the Store
Likewise, most digital purchases from Amazon (including auto-rip copies of purchased CDs) should be available from the Amazon Cloud and via the Amazon Music application - the same may be true of other commercial sources for digital downloads
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The specific situation that you describe regarding the music imported from your friend's external HDD suggests that either the source is badly organized and/or originates from a source other than iTunes (other media players may use alternative tags for information like artist, title, album, etc. that are not wholly consistent with how iTunes handle these). Without details of the issues you're seeing it is difficult to suggest a remedy other than going through the media album-by-album, track-by-track, and correcting the inconsistencies.
In the absence of a backup or access to the original library data there is no option other than painstakingly recreating your library as described above. As you do so, you'll now realize how important creating and maintaining backups are - in my case I have at all times three separate duplicates of my library, in two different locations, where none is ever more than a week old compared to the content of my master library.

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I have a new iPod Touch and one apple ID. I want to use My laptop aswell as my desktop computer for the one ipod, using the same apple ID. I have music on both computers and want to merge the two without losing any music or apps. How do I do this?
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- You can only sync an iPod to one iTunes library/computer. You can however, manually manage music and videos among different libraries.
Go to iTunes>Help>iTunes Help>Sync your iPod....>Sync You Device>Set up Syncing>Sync your device manually and follow the instructions.
- If y wnat to switch syncing libraries/computer see:
go to iTunes>Help>iTunes Help>Sync your iPod....>Sync You Device>Set up Syncing>Sync your device manually and follow the instructions.
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If all the synced media like music is in the iTunes library of the second computer it is very easy.

4 people in our family have an iphones or ipod on the same apple id ..so that we can all share the itunes library. however this means that we all get each others imessages. is there a way of sharing itunes library with 4 separate ids?

4 of us in the family with iphonesor ipods share the same apple id so that we can share the itunes library . However , this means we all receive each others imessages, unless we disable imessaging. Is there a way of sharing itunes library (ie.g with 4 separate ids) that avoids the sharing of imessages? .

Thanks, Terence, but if she was inclined to upload things, I wouldn't need access!
Here is an example: we go on vacation, she takes 250 photos, edits twenty of the best shots, and uploads three to facebook. I want to make an album including some of the edited shots and some of the less perfect but still fun shots - so I need all 250 photos - uploading that many photos to a photosharing site takes forever even if she did it - but she won't. I used to just hijack her computer for a day, but I'd like to be able to hijack her iphoto library without stealing her computer...if possible!
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I have an iPhone and an iPod with the same iCloud/Apple ID but I don't want have the same stuff on them?

Ok so I have an iPhone and an iPod which share the same iCloud/appleID. I did this today when I got my new iPhone I put in my iCloud details which put everything I had on my iPod onto my iPhone(I was unaware this happened). I'm happy with all the apps added straight on and my contacts added but I don't want to have all my photos from my iPod on my iPhone. I want to keep the photos from my iPod on my iPod and when I take pictures on my iPhone they stay just on my iPhone. I'm wondering if this is possible as it's with the iCloud? I have previous synced my iPod on my laptop when adding music ect but I don't know if that effects iCloud I don't really know but I'm worried if I delete all the pictures off of my iPhone then sync that then sync my iPod into the same laptop will it wipe those pictures since there off my iPhone? I don't really get how all this works so help is very much appreciated!! And I hope what I've wrote makes sense to someone!

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I have a nano gen. 4 and a new nano 7.
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Yes. You can easily have multiple iPods on the same iTunes account on the same computer. Each iPod will show up with its name when plugged in, and each iPod can have its own set of preferences (i.e., what music, videos, photos, audiobooks, etc. to sync).
What you can't do easily is use the same iPod on multiple computers with different instances of iTunes. One instance of iTunes has to be "in charge" of an iPod.
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Dear All
Can anyone give me simple instructions on how to use more than one ipod on the same computer with itunes. My daughters have a different generation 'nano' each & my wife a 'shuffle'?
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I have an iphone 4 connected to my imac/itunes using a designated email address. However, I also have an 80gb ipod classic which is connected to my general email account. How can I transfer my ipod to the same account as the iphone

I have an iphone 4 connected to my imac/itunes account using its own designated email address. However, I also have an 80gb ipod classic which is connected to my general email address. How can I delete this and transfer the ipod to the same account as the iphone 4. Thankyou

iPods, iPhones, and iPads aren't tied to one particular iTunes accout/Apple ID. So there are no special instructions to follow to allow you to sync it with your newer account. Simply sync it as you would your iPhone 4.
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I have and ipod(1GB) and my daughter has another ipod(4GB), how can we work with the same computer and itune for 2 different ipods ?
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this document might be of some help with that:
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if you decide on a multiple-user-account strategy, this document might also be useful:
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Can iTunes purchases be loaded to multiple iPods within the same household

Is it legal to download purchased music from iTunes Music Store to more than one iPod within the same household?
I understand the implications with teenagers sharing music in this manner; however, it seems crazy that I need purchase duplicate music to download to both mine and my wife's iPod.
I tested this with a few of the songs I purchased over the weekend and the iTunes software will allow the files to be imported into iTunes but not the iPod. It gives a message that states my wife's iPod is not autorized to download these files.
Please advise if it is legal to do this and if so how I can go about importing purchased files to my wife's iPod?

It says the files are not authorized for use on that her iPod. I made the purchases from my work laptop and updated my iPod from iTunes on my computer.
I added original CD tracts to the iTunes software on my work laptop and copied these and my purchased files to a second version of iTunes that is running on my home computer that my wife uses to manage her iPod.
I imported the folders to her computer by going to "File" and "Add Folder to Library". It brought the purchased files in to her library and auto-created a folder that it identified as imported Limeware files for the folders of the CD files.
When I updated her ipod it loaded all the files except for the 6 purchased files that I had brought in. That is when I got the message saying that her iPod was not authorized to receive the 6 purchased files.
In addition to not being able to load my purchased files to my wife's iPod, I am afraid that I will be charged for the imported CD files that iTunes automatically and erroneously identified as "Limeware" files.
Any advice? Thanks for the feedback and taking the time.

How do I sync multiple iPods to the same iTunes Library?

How can I sync multiple iPods to the same iTunes Library?

The same way you sync just one. If y want different media on each iPod then only select the items you want synced to each iPod
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