Dual User Accounts?

Hello,
My husband recently got an iPod and we share the same computer. I don't know what he did, but my Apple ID is now wiped out and I can only buy songs with the ID he just created. I even try the Password reminder, and still no recollection of my ID. Any ideas? Or am I out of luck? My library is still there so that's the good news.

lathamsa wrote:
Hello,
...still no recollection of my ID. Any ideas? Or am I out of luck? My library is still there so that's the good news.
Find a song in your iTunes library that you purchased with the old account. Right-click it, Get Info, and look at the Summary tab. You will see the *Purchased By* and *Account Name* information.

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<pre style="overflow:auto; font-family: 'Monaco'; font-size: 10px">sudo chown usera:fcpusers /Users/Shared/FCP_Data
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<pre style="overflow:auto; font-family: 'Monaco'; font-size: 10px">sudo chown -R usera:fcpusers /Users/Shared/FCP_Data
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Restoring a deleted user account
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9. Click Create Account.
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Carolyn
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