Different accounts on same computer

My wife and I each have separate itunes accounts on the same computer. But when I open up itunes now, her account opens, but I can't access mine. I can't figure out how to log her off. There is an option to log her off for the store, so she can buy music with my account, but not to log off her library so I can access my library. Help? Thanks!

I have been able to share my media using Home Sharing on different accounts on the same computer. All you need to do is make sure you use the same Apple ID for all of the accounts when you set up homesharing and have all of the accounts logged into at the same time. Then you will be able to transfer media back and forth.

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Hi - hope somebody can help with this. Could you talk me through how to set up homesharing on the same computer for 3 different accounts (me, wife and son - the latter with parental controls). I've tried turning on the homesharing function and the "look for homesharing" but am having no joy. would be grateful for any help. Thanks.

I have been able to share my media using Home Sharing on different accounts on the same computer. All you need to do is make sure you use the same Apple ID for all of the accounts when you set up homesharing and have all of the accounts logged into at the same time. Then you will be able to transfer media back and forth.

How can I use iTunes Match on two different accounts on same computer?

What happens if I enable iTunes Match in a different account on my Mac Pro. I am already set up with iTunes Match because I was travelling and I wanted to use my iPhone on the road but not fill up the storage. I turned off iTunes Match in my primary account (user of course) becuase I have all the "original" music in that library. I have another account though that I would also like to be able to use just some of the music at different times. I have a separate account for using Final Cut Pro X.
So, would ITunes Match be the solution I am looking for? iCloud status gives me all of the music I have purchased but it is short about 800 music files.

I know that. When I talk of accounts I mean user accounts on the Mac Pro. I am looking for a solution that wil keep iTunes libraries, playlist, etc insync between two user accounts on the computer.

Can i use 2 different accounts on same computer?

i used to have an account from itunes wayyyyyy when it first came out, bought 48 songs and now i want to redownload them. the only problem is it wants me to authorize this as my computer. which it is, but my boyfriend started using itunes on this computer which isnt the one i had itunes on. so now when i go to download the purchased songs it says "you must authorize this as your computer" so i guess 2 questions, so if this computer breaks can i authorize it on a new one? and will it mess up my boyfriends account at all? he has a lot more songs than i do and still uses it which i dont. please help me, this is really bugging me.

You can't cancel an Apple ID. You can use either ID on both devices, but purchases are always tied to the Apple account that the purchase was made with.

Can you have two different iTunes accounts on same computer?

Can you have two different iTunes accounts on same computer?

J2217 wrote:
I'm going to give my old iPad to my granddaughter, I want to create an account for her, but I want to do it on my computer so there are no worries about who is spending credits for that account. Don't know how this will work, or if its possible to two iTunes libraries.
Okay.
She's going to use your computer to sync with iTunes.
Create an new computer login on your computer for her. This will keep her stuff separate and she won't be able to mess with any of your info.
Log into her computer account.
Launch iTunes.
Create a new iTunes account for her. See this -> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2731
You can enter a credit card to create the account then delete the CC info. Or you can use an iTunes gift card and she can fund the account with gift cards instead of using a CC to make purchases. This is an easy way to control spending.
on the iPad, go to Settings > iMessage > Off.
Then Settings > General > Reset > Erase all content & settings.
Once it finishes, plug in the iPad, select it in iTunes and this will set it up as a new device. Enter all your granddaughter's info.
When she wants to sync her iPad or use iTunes, she needs to log into your computer with her account.
Then the iTunes library she uses will be only hers.

Sharing Itunes music between accounts on same computer

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Is it possible to share Itunes music library between three accounts on same computer so if my wife logs into her account she can see my music library

This should help:
iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
Note that when it says "publicly accessible location", it needs to be a place where everyone has read and write access. The most common such place is the Shared folder in the Users folder, but you can place the music elsewhere if you change the access permissions manually (don't start tinkering with permissions unless you're confident you know what you're doing and can reverse things if they get messed up).
Regards.

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Brooks lansing if you create a new Administrator account does the same issue occur? If so then it is likely that there is a file permission failure and file permissions have been set for the existing Users instead of the groups they belong to.
Have you removed and reinstalled Photoshop Elements 11? This may reset the file permissions to the correct state to allow it to work under new accounts.

My work has an iTunes account and i have my personal account but i use my laptop at work with there apps. is there a way to have both accounts on same computer

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there is software called iTunes Account Switcher

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I found and turned on "system preferences / file sharing" but also had to go to Finder preferences and select show "Hard Disks" to be able to see other users public folder.

How do you share the same library across different mac accounts on same computer?

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my wife and i share one computer, but just started to use separate user accounts to keep our mail accounts separate. all our addresses are stored in the address book on my user account. is there a way to share that account with her so that she has access to all the addresses. this would be much easier that have 2 address books to keep updated.
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If you're are using the same AppleID, then it's easiest to sync them from the same user account. iTunes will recognize them as two devices and allow you to set each up the way you want to.
If you are using to different AppleIDs, then it's best to sync each to a different user account, with the iTunes logged into the correct AppleID on that account.
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More than one account on same computer?

Can I have more than one account on the same computer? Each account would have its own iPod and library. Thanks, Kristy

uhm i did what the second person said...i held down the shift key and made another library but it deleted the first one....so i made another one and when i tried to open the library that deleted the first one...it was gone..
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Sharing Contents on Multiple User Accounts on Same Computer in Leopard???

For some reason this is not working for me....?
We have one Apple TV, and another computer with two user accounts (both Admin) on it.
One of those accounts is the account that "syncs" with the Apple TV, everything is fine here.
The second account on that computer can't access the ATV at all, it doesn't show up in iTunes, even after the "Look for Apple TVs" is checked ....?? Any clues????
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Has anyone gotten this to work yet? I'm having the same problem. I just bought an Apple TV -- love it. It is in process of its first sync, so maybe it can't add another computer while it's syncing? I have two accounts on my one computer -- mine and my wife's. I have Leopard. When I first setup the Apple TV it appeared in my iTunes library, I entered the passcode, and it is now happily syncing (although oddly enough it shows that it is done syncing on my iTunes but on the Apple TV it says it's still syncing). I then go to my wife's account, and no matter what I try I can't get it to appear as a device at all or even ask for a passcode. I looked in the Apple TV menu, and there's an option to add another iTunes library for streaming, which gives me a passcode (which is useless since I can't even see the device in my wife's account), or change computers to sync to. It doesn't give the option to add a computer to sync to. Is this possible? It seems like they would allow for something like this. All the tips for setting Firewall settings seem to be completely different in Leopard as well.
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