Anyone have an iTunes Library/Media on a NAS and no longer can access it on Lion?

My Buffalo Linkstation is accessable through finder just fine. I can see all fies and have the correct permissions.
In iTunes, when i try to use the Option+Click to open iTunes and point it to my NAS library, it does not connect with the permissions to access the library! I am connecting as the NAS admin, not guest. It really looks like an iTunes issue, I am baffled becuse as I say, through the finder all is well.
Thanks all. I did the hack BTW.....

I've the latest Fw for my Linkstation. The issue ia weid, as I can access the files THROUGH the finder no problem.
I have my standard iTunes library on my internal hd. The NAS is used for archiving all my CDs. Eventually it wil be used in a Sonos system for high quality streaming. When I am archiving, I Option+Click on iTunes and select the external library. Otherwise, I use the internal library (lossy) for all my other iTunes needs.

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You can have two separate libraries, just do not put them into the same location on the computer. You could also create a new user on the laptop, you, and then you would start out with a blank iTunes library, then just add yours to that. It would also prevent you and your girlfriend from mixing content up unless you share an Apple ID.

Have One ITunes Library but 3 devices i want to sync, can it be done?

Hi Everyone
I have a large MAC 27" computer and it is synced with my iphone. I also have an itouch and a nano. We have made purchases on the computer, the iphone and the touch.
1. Can they all work off the same library?
2. If you buy a song on the touch, can it be transferred to the main library and be used by our other devices?
3. I have authorised each device but the main one is the iphone to the main library. Everytime i attach the nano or the touch it wants to wipe out all the songs on the device and link to the main library. Is there anyway to merge all the data and then sync between the 3 devices of the main library?
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troyboy65 wrote:
1. Can they all work off the same library?
yes. there is no limit as to how many devices can be synced with the same iTunes.
2. If you buy a song on the touch, can it be transferred to the main library and be used by our other devices?
yes. to transfer purchases made on a mobile device, connect your device and right-click or control-click your iPod in the iTunes Source list, then choose +transfer purchases+ from the shortcut menu that appears.
3. I have authorised each device but the main one is the iphone to the main library. Everytime i attach the nano or the touch it wants to wipe out all the songs on the device and link to the main library. Is there anyway to merge all the data and then sync between the 3 devices of the main library?
when you say *main library*, does that mean you have other libraries ? can you elaborate on your setup, please ?
in order to prevent a sync from happening when a device is connected, go iTunes > preferences > devices and check +prevent iPods ... from syncing automatically+.
you might also want to set your devices to _*manage content manually*_
JGG

Can I have an iTunes Library on an external HD, and have it appear under 'Shared' so I can use two library's at once?

Hey guys, here's a weird one - I have a large library on my macbook for my DJ music. Now I want to convert all my old albums to AIFF for listening purposes, and not DJing, so I don't want to cram them all into the lappy HD.
I have a NAS, which shows up as a 'Shared' Library. Can I create a library on an external Thunderbolt portable HD and have it do the same? Or will that only work on Network HD's.
I know the trick to hold Option and select your library at startup for multiple librarys, however I want to use them both at once.
Any ideas?
Cheers!

Thanks for the reply.
Basically, I want to plug in an external HD, and have it appear under 'Shared' Libraries, just like what happens when I'm connected to my NAS Server. If this is possible, of course.
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How can I transfer my itunes account from a computer that I no longer can access?

I originally set my Itunes accounts onto a PC that no longer works and cannot get access to it. I have a new PC, but cannot figure out how to access my Itunes account with my library onto the new PC.

Did you put your library there?
Copy everything from your backup copy of your old computer.
If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup copy, not good, then you can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries:
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes ... - Support - Apple

How to have one itunes library on one ext hd and two computers using it?

I have seen one topic on this problem but noone answered it
Here is my question:
we have an imac g5 and a powerbook. there is music on both but it is becoming too big on both: a total of 60gb of music
we want to put it on an ext hd and have access to it whenever we want with any of the computers
but we also want to continue to read and/or import some music on both computers (mostly the laptop) with or without the ext hd mounted
what is the easiest way to do it?
I am not an expert and also I am French so do not understand all your englishor american terms
thanks for any help or clues

Simplement dit je pense qu'il n'est pas possible d'avoir une seule discotheque (? library) car ce "file" doit rester sur votre "c drive". Mais il est possible d'avoir une suele hard drive avec une connexion sur les deux ordinateurs. (dans les preferences il faut simplemnet diriger iTunes a ce drive) Pour eviter la duplication de vos chansons il faut laisser itunes organiser la discotheque sur un des ordinateurs et le pas faire sur l'autre
Le probleme ici c'est que vouz devriez ajouter toutes les nouveautes manuellement a la discotheque de l'ordinateur qui n'est pas l'importeur.
J'espere que mon francais est pas trop dificile a comprendre (ca fait une vingtaine d'annees que je m'en sers pas)

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My husband and I use the same home computer. He has his ITunes library that links to his Ipod. I have my ITunes library that links to my Ipod. How can we share songs between our libraries? (Windows - Vista)

No. Its not possible.
Alternatively, create another user account in your computer. Install iTunes in that account with the library you wish to sync.

Use one iTunes Library for both my MacBook and Mac Mini

Hi,
I want to make a few changes in my configuration, but before something will go terribly wrong, I want to make sure I use the correct approach.
Yesterday I got a and on an older Mac Mini Model (G4 - only 40GB hard disc). It runs Leopard. It does not have Wifi, but it is connected to my modem/router.
I also have a MacBook. Currently I have my iTunes Library on an external HD (WD mypassport 320GB) that I hook up to my MacBook when playing music and syncing my iPhone and iPod.
However; I want to use the Mac Mini as a 'Mediacenter' (Big term, because it cannot play HD movies (processor is too old; I mean I want to use it for iTunes and as a DVD player). I have another external HD (Lacie - 500 GB; bigger than the one first mentioned, but this one is not a mobile device). I want to hook this HD to the Mac Mini and put my iTunes Library on this HD so it can be approached through the Mac Mini. Subsequently I want to approach the same library on my Mac Mini on my Macbook…This to control and manage the iTunes library and to keep syncing my iPhone through my Macbook (this is easier to do, because the Macbook has a Keyboard….)
Few questions;
1: is this even possible?
2: to transfer my library I will use this method http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751?viewlocale=en_US
First copy the library from the WD HD to the Lacie HD; then choose the library on the Lacie in iTunes on the Mac Mini
Then I will have my iTunes Library copied to the Lacie and connected to my Mac Mini.
Then for the second and 'harder part'. The Sharing of one Library over two Macs.
I think I can use the homesharing option. The above mentioned method transferred the whole current library and I can choose the option to automatically transfer new content from my MacBook to the Mini (correct?). But this leaves me with two libraries with the same content (one on the Mini (Lacie) and one on the Macbook (WD).
Is it possible to use only one library (the one on the Mini) and approach and manage it on my Macbook and also syncing my iPhone through my Macbook? I understand that it will loose some speed as the data will be transferred through Wifi from the Mac Mini to the MacBook. But as I will not listen to the music on my MacBook, but only will use it to manage the library, I can handle this….

I managed to transfer all music, movies and tv shows to the External HD (Lacie) and connected that one to the Mini. Then imported all files to the library on the mini. Quite easy!
The second part I left out. It seems the home sharing option works fine for now. I can still 'manage'the library on the mini from my Macbook with the 'share screen' option.

I have my iTunes library on an external HD because it is too big for my iMAC 500GB HD. I want to backup my external HD. Can I do this with any Apple cloud product or should I look elsewhere? Also is it worth just buying another external HD to back up

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I don't know if this is me adding files to iTunes when the external wasn't connected
it is.
is it OK to just keep deleting that library on the Air?
i wouldn't - at least not until i
mount the external
point iTunes media folder location back to the external via preferences > advanced
consolidate my library via file > library > organize library
The ntfs hasn't seem to be causing any problems, but I've always wanted to know.
in order for your Mac to write to NTFS drives, it needs some help by installing e.g. the NTFS 3G driver. apparently that or something similar is installed on your Mac already. preferably, it would be formatted for Mac but then windows machines would need to have e.g. MacDrive installed to recognize the drive.

I have my iTunes library on external drive and can access from any PC. However I cannot access from new MacBokk Air.

My iTunes library is on an external drive and been using it on two PCs with no problem.
Now that I got a new MacBook Air I want to access the same iTunes library from the external drive and keep all the library and media on that external drive.
When I try to change to another iTunes library by hitting "option" with iTunes and select the library on the external hard drive I get the following message:
"The iTunes library file is locked, on a locked disk, or you do noy have write permission for this file."
I have read many posts in which many suggest to go to the library or media file on the PC and right click to make sure the read only tab is not checked.
I uncheked the read only tab and gave full permission to all the iTunes files and folders.
The unusual part is that I can use this external drive on many PCs that I have tried with no problem at all.
I just select a different library, which is on my external hard drive and everything works, play lists and everything.
However, when I try it on a MAC i get the message stated above:
What can I do to be able to access my External iTunes library from new MacBook Air while keeping everything on the external drive like I can on PCs?
I am running latest version of iTunes and Mavericks.
Please advise.

Here are the official Apple Support instructions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Ciao.

I have my itunes library on my desktop pc. I'm traveling for the summer and would like to have all the content on my laptop as well. What is the fastest way to do this?

I downloaded itunes on my new laptop, but I cannot seem to find any of my content (music, movies, books...). I would like for my itunes library to be available on both computers (desktop pc and laptop pc). IS THIS POSSIBLE???
I've tried homesharing, but nothing shows up. Also, I'm assuming once I leave home with the laptop, the content wouldn't be available.
There is probably a simple solution but I can't seem to figure it out in a crunch...Please help!

Works fine in Windows - copy your entire iTunes library to an external USB drive, plug this into your laptop, start iTunes while holding down the shift key and then select the iTunes library on the external drive. Alternatively you can can repeat the copy process from the external drive to your laptop. Once you have the duplicated libraries Microsoft's SyncToy tool does a good job of keeping the content of the different libraries in sync. You can also copy over a network but unless your library is small this can be very slow. I've used this method for years so that I can have the same library content at home (master), at work, and on the road. One point to note is that this only works if you set iTunes (via Edit > Preferences > Advanced) to keep iTunes media folder organized and copy files to iTunes folder. Other thing is to make sure you exit from iTunes before copying/synchronizing the library, as otherwise the iTunes library files (.itl and .xml in Windows) may be inconsistent with content (everything in iTunes\iTunes Media).

We have 6 ipods and 1 iphone in our house. We have different itunes accounts. We use one computer. How can we share each others music? I moved everybodies itunes media folder to the public folder but when I open itunes I only see that accounts music.

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Adding media directly to the media folder does not make it appear in the library. iTunes doesn't really 'look' at that folder except to go to specific files when you call upon them from a library. You have to drag new content to each user's library, that is assuming each user has their own library.

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Thank you.

If it is only the media files that are on the external drive, with the library files in the default location of User's Music\iTunes then see Make a split library portable.
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Anyone have an iTunes Library/Media on a NAS and no longer can access it on Lion?

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