Can you transfer apps between accounts?

the title says the question

Apps are permanently tied to the account they are purchased with.
It is possible to share apps with others.  Simply copy the app from one computer to another, then authorize the new computer with the appropriate Apple ID and finally sync the app to the device(s).

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  • Can you share apps between accounts when using the same PC

    My wife and I have always shared my account. made it easy to purchase and share. Howeever, with iCloud etc its becoming increasingly obvious that seperate accounts might be needed.
    Can you share apps you purchase through differnt accounts when your using the same computer?
    I now you can with music.

    Yes.
    If you want the other user to be able to see the pics, but not add to, change or alter your library, then enable Sharing in your iPhoto (Preferences -> Sharing), leave iPhoto running and use Fast User Switching to open the other account. In that account, enable 'Look For Shared Libraries'. Your Library will appear in the other source pane.
    Any user can drag a pic from the Shared Library to their own in the iPhoto Window.
    Remember iPhoto must be running in both accounts for this to work.
    You can figure out using it with another machine from that too

  • Can you transfer files between two user accounts on the same macbook pro?

    Can you transfer files between two user accounts on the same MacBook Pro?
    Specifically, I used the Migration Assistant to move music and photos from my old PC to my new MacBook. 
    Somehow, I missed the fact that it was creating a new user account when it was doing this.  So none of music and photos are in the user account I originally set-up.  Instead, all these files are now in a different account.
    I'd like to consolidate all my files on the one user account and delete the other one.
    Is this possible and, if so, how do I do it?
    Thank you.

    you can crop files from one account to another using the Public Dropbox which every user account has.  Log into the user that has the files you want to move, then drag the folder you want to the new users' dropbox:
    I suggest a small scale test on a few files first before moving gigabytes of files.

  • Can I transfer purchases between accounts?

    I want my sister to get a new iTunes account, can I transfer purchases between accounts so that she can keep her stuff?

    You can't currently transfer purchases between accounts as Apple haven't added that ability.  As long as the old account remains authorised on the computer that they sync to then they should be able to continue using that music, and it will remain on their phones.
    If they do create their own accounts then if they turn on automatic downloads or re-download past purchases for an account then they risk tying the phone (or computer if that is where they do it) to that account for 90 days : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627

  • On your imac can you share documents between accounts?

    on your imac can you share documents between accounts? If I work on a Pages document can another account see that document and ber able to work on it?

    If you want to copy the file between users you can use the Public folder in your home directories. If you put something in the Public folder other users can see it and copy it out if they want to send something to you they can copy it into your Public/Drop Box folder.
    If you both want to be able to work on the same document you could use the /Users/Shared folder which is read/write for all users.

  • Can you transfer apps that i purchased to my pc

    can you transfer apps that i purchased to my pc?

    Yes.
    iOS: How to transfer or sync content to your computer
    You can transfer purchases from the iTunes File menu.

  • Transfer app between accounts

    *THE ISSUE:* I used Migration Assistant to transfer all my files and applications from my Mac Mini to my new MacBook Pro. In the process I created a separate user account for the imported content, so as not to lose the apps installed on the MacBook under a username duplicated on both computers.
    The migration was successful, but now I have applications (such as Postbox) under the MacBook Pro user account that do not appear when I switch to the migrated Mac Mini user account. My goal is to transfer all the new MacBook Pro apps and docs into the migrated Mac Mini user account now on the MacBook Pro, and then to delete the redundant account)
    *THE QUESTION:* How can i transfer an app (and all related files) from one user account to another user account on the same computer?
    Thanks!

    You don't have to. All users can access applications in the Applications folder unless they were installed by another user via Drag and Drop or have been restricted in a managed account.
    For the former just change the permissions on an inaccessible application:
    1. Select the application. Press COMMAND-I to open the Get Info window. At the bottom is the pane for Ownership and Sharing.
    2. The correct settings should be:
    Owner=system with r/w privileges
    Group=wheel with read-only privileges
    Everyone is read-only
    If the owner is a username then you need to change the permissions as follows.
    3. Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter:
    sudo chown -R root:wheel
    Put a space after "wheel" then drag the icon of the application into the Terminal window. Press RETURN. Enter your admin password when prompted. It will not be echoed. Press RETURN again.
    If you have more than one application whose permissions need to be changed then select all of them and drag them into the Terminal window instead of just the one.
    For the latter if the other user account is a Standard or Managed account, then you have to assign what applications that user can access via Parental Controls preferences or change the account to an admin account.

  • Can you transfer apps?

    I think i have a defective iPod Touch that i just purchased a few days ago. I've purchased a few apps, and installed several free ones. I notice a folder in my documents where the apps are located. Will i lose all my apps if i take this back and exchange it for another Touch? Or can i transfer them over?
    If i can transfer them, would i have to have both devices? or could i simply back up the apps folder and reload the apps onto the new device? not sure how that works, but i don't want to lose the apps since i've already paid for some of them.

    You can attach the new iPod and not lose anything.
    You can use as many iPods on your computer as you like - with the same account.
    If however, it's sync'd with another computer, you will lose items on that iPod.
    Scott

  • Silly question, but can you share apps between family members (iPhone)?

    My wife has just purchased an iPhone awaiting del.
    Question
    can you share your apps or not?
    if she has her own apple id...
    I would think not as I cannot seem to find anything to suggest it.
    But thought i would ask the community.
    and is there away around it?????????? 
    thanks again

    EDIT: It seems Apple have changed the AppStore Terms and Conditions since I last read them thoroughly.
    Here's the relevant sections:
    If you are an individual acting in your personal capacity, you may download and sync an App Store Product for personal, noncommercial use on any iOS Device you own or control.
    You may auto-download iTunes Auto-Delivery Content or download previously-purchased iTunes Eligible Content from an Account on up to 10 Associated Devices, provided no more than 5 are iTunes-authorized computers.
    (ii) An Associated Device can be associated with only one Account at any given time.
    (iii) You may switch an Associated Device to a different Account only once every 90 days.
    (iv) You may download previously-purchased free content onto an unlimited number of devices while it is free on the iTunes Service, but on no more than 5 iTunes-authorized computers.

  • Can you transfer apps and music from different acounts if they're under the same bank account?

    In my family we have 3 apple products all on different acounts but all on one bank account, my brother has recently got an ipad mini, and we want to put music and apps from everyones account onto it for him, how do we do that?

    See if this helps: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

  • Can you transfer apps from one Mac to another?

    I have both a desktop Power PC G5 running Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11) on which I sync my iPod Touch and have all my apps, movies etc. I also have an Intel MacBook Pro running Leopard (with no link to the iPod Touch). If I buy an iPad, how do I sync the apps/movies I've either paid for or downloaded free? I see in the tech spec for the iPad says that it is only compatible with Mac 10.5 onwards. So it possible to transfer the apps from one machine (desktop) to the other (laptop) and then sync with the iPad, and what do you have to do? Thanks, in advance, for your help on this one.

    You go to your original Mac and Deauthorise the computer, then you go to your nw computer and re-authorise it with he same iTunes account and you should be able to download all your Apps again for free.
    Syncing will of course delete all the media content on the iPad and replace it with the media content from the newer computer so you may wish to move your library at the same time.

  • HT2736 Can I transfer funds between accounts?

    Trying to transfer funds in iTunes from one of my kids to the other. Is it possible?

    you can gift items in itunes to other apple ID's though. there is a gift this app option.

  • Can you transfer apps data/preference settings from one iPod to another?

    I just bought a new 32G iPod touch (previously using a 16G touch). I know how to transfer all of my music, movies, etc. from the iTunes library.
    But here is my question: is there a way to transfer the "preferences/settings" files for my apps--workout routines, high score settings, mail settings, stock data--from the iPod itself?
    The actual apps transferred over fine from iTunes, but is there a way to get all of my info from my old iPod to the new one?

    I am trying to do this, but it doesn't seem to work for me. When I restore my new iPod from my old iPod backup, I only get settings and some pictures, but no apps or music.
    In order for this to work would have I had to have the "Sync" settings on for apps and music? I can't turn this on now. The music is not a big deal, but I have a few essential apps on here that I really need the data from.
    Any ideas?

  • Can you transfer an iCloud account to a new computer?

    I have iCloud on my desktop and want to purchase a laptop.  Am I able to transfer the I cloud off the desktop to the laptop?

    From the Help menu choose Sign Out. This will deactivate the Creative Cloud subscription on the machine.
    You are allowed up to two activations with your subscription, so you can have the software on more than one machine if you want.

  • Can you transfer pages between photo books

    I created two photo books. One contains the maximum of 100 pages and the other has 48 pages. I want to balance the books and transfer some of the pages of the first book to the second one.
    This does not seem to be possible

    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. As an add-on to Larry's suggestion you can edit the Save PDF to iPhoto workflow that is used in the Print to PDF operation to increase the resolution of the photo produced to 300 dpi which is what iPhoto uses when compiling the book into a PDF to upload and print. Or you can download an edited version of it from Toad's Cellar. It's called *Save PDF to iPhoto 300 DPI.workflow*.
    Put is your HD/Library/PDF Services folder. Then use the Print->PDF->Save PDF to iPHoto 300 DPI menu route.

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