Download app onto 2 computers with same iTunes account

If I purchase an app to install onto my iphone from my computer can my daughter also download the app to her computer and install onto her iPod without re-purchasing? We share the iTunes account.
If this is possible then what do you do when the app store says it has already been downloaded?

We share the iTunes account.
I'm assuming its your itunes account in use on your daughters computer, correct? Make sure her computer is authorized: Store>Authorize this Computer. Then you can download purchased apps to her computer. Click buy, a popup will appear saying do you want to buy, click yes, another popup will appear saying you already bought, do you want to re-download, click yes.

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HT202213 Home sharing problem: I have never set up home sharing but I feel I understand it. I recently (last 2 months or so) deauthorized, first time ever, all computers with my iTunes account. I am trying to set up home sharing but get iTunes says "You

Home sharing problem: I have never set up home sharing but I feel I the concept and how it works. I recently (last 2 months or so) deauthorized, first time ever, all computers with my iTunes account. I have 3 computers authorized. I am trying to set up home sharing but get iTunes says:
"Home Sharing could not be activated because this computer is not authorized for the Apple Id "#########@###.com". Would you like to authorize now?" I click "authorize" and get the next error " You cannont authorize more than 5 computers. You have already authorized 5 computers with this Apple ID. To authorize this computer you must first deauthorize one of the other computers."
Can someone help or shed more light on my problem?
Thanks,
Richard

Home Sharing is designed to work on your local network not across the internet/cloud.
Stuff is accessed under the Computers column where your local iTunes library on a local computer would appear.
Home Sharing would share your iTunes content (i.e. stuff stored in itunes on the computer, not in the cloud) with AppleTV or an iPad etc on the SAME network.
AppleTV2 will not be able to see itunes content on the work computer over the internet. It's not designed to. if the work computer was on the home network it would.
iCloud is in it's infancy and is not a mature product - iTunes TV Show purchases appear on AppleTV, but currently music does not unless you are subscribed to iTunes Match. I find this rather odd to be honest, along with the inability to buy music on AppleTV2. Movies purchased in iTunes are not authorised for iCloud viewing currently either.
Maybe it has something to do with iTunes Match 'getting in the way' - i think they assume you'll use that whereas you really want to be able to access Purchased music from the cloud without subscribing to itunes Match which is overkill for some.
AC

App store not synced with my itunes account, but an old friends. how do i change it?

My app store is not connected to my itunes account, but an old friends. she changed her password and im no longer able to get apps. my ipod is connected to my itunes account, but not app store. how do i get the app store to sync with my itunes account so i can get apps again?? Please Help!

Don´t allow me to manage the old ID !!!!
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How 2 sync 2 iPhones on 2 computers with two iTunes accounts and 1 library?

Hi,
I've been searching a LOT for a suitable answer to my problem, but so far without any luck!
This is what I've got:
1 iPhone4 syncing with one MacBook via iTunes account1 (mine)
1 iPhone3Gs syncing with one XP laptop via iTunes account2 (my girlfriend's)
1TB usb drive connected to Airport Extreme holding the entire iTunes library. All the music, apps, podcasts, etc.
Both iTunes accounts are set up so they point to the 1TB drive, but it's not without problems...
What I'd like, is for both computers to be able to "see" the iTunes library, and add files to it, that'll be accessible from each.
And still sync each iPhone with it's own iTunes account.
Is this possible? Or do I need to use the same iTunes account on all phones and computers?
What I've got, apparently, is home-sharing set up in a way that when I add content from iTunes Account1 to iTunes Account2, it gets added to the iTunes library again, and so I have a lot of doubles and, despite the size of the network drive, I'm actually running out of space.
Is there a way to avoid this?
Best regards,
Jakob Færch-Jensen

First off all I would recommend against shating between accounts since Aperture was not designed for this and your might encounter library corruption.
You might try this tip on Macworld.com. It requires you to use the Terminal though. Make sure you follow the commands exactly, without any typo's before you hit the enter key to execute a command. (And make a TimeMachine backup before you start.)
After you've complete this, start a new library in the place where you set the extended permissions on. Then everything should work.
A seccond tip is to setup the Aperture library on an external drive and set this volume(drive) to ignore ownership permissions.

Can not import Apps purchased on another machine (Same iTunes Account)

I was in the process of cleaning up my iTunes libraries and coping files between my two Macs and discovered that I can no longer import the .ipa file from one iTunes Library to the other Mac. When I try to import into iTunes, I get the error message saying: "The application could not be added to your iTunes library because it is not a valid application." With previous versions of iTunes, I have been able to copy apps between Macs. Both machines have up to date software and the same iTunes account. Both machines are authorized and work fine independently. Does anybody know of a new method of adding an iPhone/iPad application to your iTunes Library? Thanks.

All purchases should be available. Are you sure they were purchased under the same ID?
It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer.
You should ALWAYS have a backup copy of your purchases.
When you bought records, you kept the records, just as you should keep the songs you downloaded. If you throw them away with your ipod, then they are gone, just as if you threw away a record with the record player.
You can transfer itunes purchases from an ipod: File>Transfer Purchases
It is 100% your fault if you fail to maintain a backup copy of your music.
You will never be happy with any digital product if you fail to do the basics.

Sync two laptops with same itunes account

I have two macbooks that share the same itunes account. The data is not synced, so I have some songs on one but not on the other. I am sharing, but I want to sync them so the data is the same on both. Any ideas?

Kenneth Epstein wrote:
I'm looking for an iTunes solution.
you could see if Doug's AppleScripts has a script that helps with the pre-home sharing content.
alternatively, you could move your library to a centralized location and have your Mac's access the same library file. click here for information.
JGG

2 Iphone with same itune account

I have 2 iphone with a same apple account id.And the phone is for me and for my wife.
Now we have problem of confusing of app because some app that I downloaded were different with my wife. Sometime she wanted to download those app that I already have but is now allow to do so.
So now how can I separate out the account so that we can have independent account for download app or to sync app to itune without confusing.

Yes, you can use them on up to five devices. You can also download apps you lost or deleted again for free: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

How do I sync my Iphone to two seperate machines with same itunes account.

I have two laptops one for home and one for personal. But I download music on both. Both are logged on under my own itunes account. But when I try and put the music on from the second computer. itunes will let me know that it will sync, but its going to erase everything from phone first. And I dont want to do that. How do I leave my phones data intact and just add music from my other computer?

Sync iPod/iPad/iPhone with two computers
It isn't possible to sync an Apple device with two different libraries, however it is possible to sync with the same logical library from multiple computers. Each library has an internal ID and when iTunes connects to your iPod/iPad/iPhone it compares the local ID with the one the device normally syncs with. If they are the same you can go ahead and sync, otherwise iTunes will want to erase the content and reload. Manual management isn't an option with an iPhone since it still wants you to use a single library, and that won't sync plays.
I have my library cloned to a small 1Tb USB drive which I can take between home & work. At either location I use SyncToy 2.1 to update the local copy with the external drive. Mac users should be able to find similar tools. I can open either of the local libraries or the one on the external drive and update the media content of my iPhone. The slight exception is Photos which normally connects to a specific folder on a specific machine, although that can easily be remapped to the current library if you create a "Photos" folder inside the iTunes Media folder so that syncing the iTunes folders keeps this up to date as well. I periodically sweep my library for new files & orphans with iTunes Folder Watch just in case I make changes at one location but then overwrite the library with a newer copy from the other. Again Mac users should be able to find similar tools.
As long as your media is organised within an iTunes Music or Tunes Media folder, in turn held inside the main iTunes folder that has your library files (whether or not you let iTunes keep the media folder organised) each library can access items at the same relative path from the library folder so the library can be at different drives/paths on different machines. This solution ensures I always have adequate backups of my library and I can update my devices whenever I can connect to the same build of iTunes.
When working with an iPhone earlier builds of iTunes would remove any file not physically present in the local library, even if there was an entry for it, making manual management practically redundant on the iPhone. This behaviour has been changed slightly but it will still only permit manual management with a library that has the correct internal ID. If you don't want to sync your library between machines on a regular basis just copy the iTunes Library.itl file from the current "home" machine to any other you want to use, then clean out the library entries and import the local content you have on that box. However you lose the other benefits of syncing.
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Have gone through my quota of computers with my itunes account. All previous computers have been scrapped. Don't know how to deauthorize previous computers so I can use the latest with itunes.

Tried to install itunes and my latest ipod nano on my latest computer. First itunes wants me to delete everything on this ipod to sync with itunes. Then I attempted to get into my itunes account and am told that I have my maximum number of computers connected to my account and would have to deauthorize one to authorize my current computer. I don't have any of the previous five computers to be able to deauthorize one... they have all been scrapped. What do I do now?

Deauthorize all, then authorize the active computers.
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Can I sync 2 apple tvs on different networks with same itunes account?

I read that you can sync up to 5 tv's with the same itunes library, but do all tv's need to be on the same network?
I've been able to successfully sync both apple tvs from my itunes account that's on my laptop. The first one works fine but the 2nd one keeps restarting itself while playing.
I'm not sure if it's me or the apple tv.
Has anyone else had this problem?

Think I have it now. 2 tv's in different locations and on different networks, laptop connected to tv 1 over network 1 works fine, no go with tv 2 with laptop connected over network 2.
Yes this could be an tv fault, you do however have the opportunity to check this. Swap over the 2 tv's if the problem moves with the tv it could be the tv, if it stays with the same network it could be the network.
I'm not so sure it makes any difference but I assume you have named the two tv's differently in itunes.

Authroizing computers with my iTunes account.

Hey guys, I have a question.
After initially creating my iTunes account on my computer I had to reformat. Then I had a new mother-board installed and had to reauthorize my own computer to use my iTunes account. I authorized my home computer to use my iTunes account, so if you do the calculation that is four authorizations. I'm planning on reformatting my computer again in a few weeks, but if I do, I'll have to reauthorize my personal computer for a fourth time. That will use up all my available authorizations. Is there anyway to get three of my authorizations back, since they were used on the same machine?
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Brian
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Hey Imakeepr88,
This page: http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/authorization/ will tell you howto deauthorize all computers attached to your account.
Jason

I have 2 computers with my itunes account on it and i synced my iphone to my laptop and it deleted one of my playlists. Only 1 computer has that playlist on it and the USB ports dont work. How do I get the playlist back?

i need help downloading a playlist without connecting my Iphone 4S to my computer. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????

I haven't tried this myself, but you could probably use Home Sharing to copy your playlist to your other computer. First set up home sharing on both computers (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4620), then on the computer with the playlist go to iTunes>Preferences>Sharing and choose share selected playlists, checking the playlist that you are trying to recover. Then on the computer without the playlist, create a new playlist with the same name, then drag and drop the songs from the other computer into the playlist you just created.

2 Computers with 1 iTunes Account

Where I live we have fairly restrictive download limits on a monthly basis with ridiculously high penalties if we exceed the limits. I have 2 internet connections in 2 different locations with 2 different ISP's. Is it possible to "spread the wear" over the 2 connections to increase my download capacity from the iTunes Store? On my primary machine I would always be logged into the store downloading music and TV shows. On the secondary machine I would only login to buy a movie, commence the download and then logout from the store.
Does anybody see any problems that may occur with this process. Can anybody suggest a better way of doing it?
Any help would be appreciated.

Make sure you check out exactly what the "download limits" are. If they are on the quantity of data downloaded (which is likely), then downloading the movie will count against it, whether you stay logged on or not.

Can/how do i use a 2nd ipod with same itunes account? please help

I dont use itunes/ipod. My husband is in Afghanistan and he would like me to buy him a 2nd ipod perhaps a nano so i can download his music and send that 2nd one to him.
I dont know much of this but when i connect the new ipod nano to his itunes, wont it erase all his itunes? i somehow remember something about the itunes synchs to what is on the ipod (which would be nothing on this new one).
any direction will help as i only have a small window to do/send this to him within the next days.

There are a bunch of ways to pick what you want to sync to his nano. When you plug in the nano, if you make sure the device on the left panel in iTunes, on the main panel you'll see a bunch of tabs in which you can select what is synced. Click on the "Music" tab and you'll see that you can pick playlists, artists, or genres.
The first option, playlists, is a very common technique. You create a playlist in iTunes ("File" - "New playlist") and then drag-and-drop music that you want to put on the nano into that playlist (and make sure you select this new playlist in that "Music" tab described in the previous paragraph).

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Download app onto 2 computers with same iTunes account

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