Don't want ENTIRE iTunes library on Apple TV 2
I don't want my entire iTunes library available in the living room on my Apple TV, so in iTunes > Preferences > Sharing I selected "Share selected playlists" and checked the 8 or 10 playlists I do want to share. However, the Apple TV is not recognizing that! How can I make this work?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
~ Steve W.
Well, this worked, but it's inconvenient and not fully effective.
By inconvenient I mean if I want the rest of the family to be able to listen to iTunes on the Apple TV (with the new user account I created for that purpose) it means I can't use my desktop computer in my own user account, because only one account can be open at a time.
And by not fully effective I mean that even though the new user account on the Apple TV sees only the music that I've put into that library, the user STILL has access to every TV show I've ever purchased (or downloaded free) because they were bought with the same Apple ID. Grrrrrr.
But if I create a separate Apple ID for the new computer user account, I assume it will not let that account have access to (share) ANY of my iTunes purchases, music and all?
This is frustrating enough that I'm almost tempted to return the Apple TV to the store before its two-week refund period is up.
Any thoughts on this?
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