Home Share - Automatically Transfer New Purchases

Does Home Share's  Automatically Transfer New Purchases option transfer 'new' content, or just itunes purchases?
I have a few Mac, one RIP a CD with songs, do the other's get the music?

home sharing copies purchases from the iTunes store only !
music you add yourself must be transferred manually.

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  • Automatically transfer new purchases...

    Two computers running Snow Leopard, fully updated to 10.6.1 and iTunes 9. Both on the same WLAN (Time Capsule) and home sharing is configured using the same iTunes Account. Home sharing is working fine. Under "Settings" I checked to "Automatically transfer new purchases" and then proceeded to purchase the new Jay-Z album on my iMac. I see my MBP scrolling "Checking for new purchases" in iTunes, but then nothing downloads? Anyone have any idea whats going on?

    Same situation here. I set the two computers up for Home Sharing, but when I purchased 4 songs from the iTunes store, form one computer, nothing showed up on the other computer.
    What gives? Same account used on both machines, home sharing enabled, and transfer new music checked in Settings.
    P.S. Actually it does work. The songs just do not appear under Purchased on the other library but in the Music library itself.
    Message was edited by: Zebra1

  • Automatically import new purchases

    I have succesfully set up home sharing on my network but do not see the "“Automatically import new purchases" option under advanced settings. Where is this option or is it not implemented yet.
    I am on the latest version of itunes and can successfully see both libraries and drag between them. Both computers are authorized and using the same itunes store account. Why can't I find this option to turn it on?

    jenbeast wrote:
    I have succesfully set up home sharing on my network but do not see the "“Automatically import new purchases" option under advanced settings. Where is this option or is it not implemented yet.
    I am on the latest version of itunes and can successfully see both libraries and drag between them. Both computers are authorized and using the same itunes store account. Why can't I find this option to turn it on?
    when iTunes on both machines is running, click on the home sharing icon in one of them to bring up the lib for the other machine. at the right bottom, you will see 2 buttons. one would be import and the other settings. click on settings.

  • Cannot home share the game app purchased at iTunes store. Home sharing music works. Home sharing books works. But, when I try to copy the game app, it says my computer is not authorized. What am I doing wrong?

    Cannot home share the game app purchased at iTunes store. Home sharing music works. Home sharing books works. But, when I try to copy the game app, it says my computer is not authorized. What am I doing wrong?

    I've been struggling with a similar issue myself and just figured it out.  Some of my content had been purchased with an older Apple ID that I don't use any more.  When I authorized my second computer, I only authorized it for my new Apple ID, not my old one.  When I tried to copy my library to the new computer, many songs, apps, etc. reported the error "could not be copied because this computer is not authorized".  It drove me crazy because I knew the computer was authorized and much of my library came over just fine.
    Finally I selected some of the problem items, selected "Get Info" from the menus, and saw that they were all purchased by my old Apple ID.  I then authorized my old Apple ID on my new computer, and all of my files are copying correctly now.
    Would be great if the message said something like "...because this computer is not authorized for Apple ID [email protected]"

  • I am trying to home share with my new MacBook. The music library I am wishing to share is not displaying anywhere on my new laptop under music or library. My computer is authorized and I have tried restarting itunes, etc. Any help/ideas?

    I am trying to home share with my new MacBook. The music library I am wishing to share is not displaying anywhere on my new laptop under music or library. My computer is authorized and I have tried restarting itunes, etc. Any help/ideas?

    Are you using the same ID for homesharing on all devices.
    By the way shared libraries don't show up under either 'Music' or 'Libraries'.

  • Transfer new purchases to different computer

    I been using ITunes on my desk top at work. I purchased some songs from the ITunes store. Now, the computer does not have ability to burn CDs. I want to take my new purchases as well as the entire library and use my IPOD shuffle in sync with my home laptop. I have been able to transfer all my library ...except my purchases. How can I do that.

    If you were to go to the top of this page and click "Support" then type "itunes transfer purchases" or similar you would get several articles from Apple on how this could be done.
    Here is one such article:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1727

  • Does anyone know how to share libraries in home share on this new version of itunes.

    Does anyone know how to share music or import music from 1 computer to another on the home share. My daughter and I have been doing it for a while now but the new updated version wont let us. And the instructions on the help are of no help as there is no button to check that says NOT IN MY LIBRARY to check.

    If you have home Sharing working you first have to import the songs to your computer and then sync to your iPod.
    Found this in another thread
    From another thread
    Sweejak
    Re: Import Button Gone
    Jan 17, 2010 8:14 PM (in response to Jolly Giant)
    I've got it solved. I turned off Home Sharing on my main machine and then turned it back on and then both machines worked, Drag and Drop worked, the Import and Settings button reappeared.
    I wonder why I needed to do that.
    Also here is the TroubleShooting Article

  • Laptop crashed and how to transfer music from ipod back to laptop and won't transfer new purchases to ipod?

    My laptop crashed about 2 days ago. I got it fixed and had to reinstall it. I had to reinstall itunes all over again. How do I transfer all my songs from my ipod including the ones that were from hardcopies and by hardcopies I mean cds I bought in real life and is on a disc. All of the songs are still on my ipod so how do I upload all of the songs and videos (purchases, music/songs from hardcopies/cds uploaded not bought from itunes, etc...?) How would I upload all of that back to itunes on my laptop? Another question is for some reason when I hook up my ipod to my laptop, I recently bought 23 songs about a day ago and it won't upload those purchases to my ipod, is it because I have all the hardcopies and downloads on my ipod that the itunes library doesnt have? Also, how would I sync my newest purchases to my ipod efficiently without deleting any of the hardcopies I uploaded before my laptop crashed?

    phonefans is a spammer, ignore his posts.
    If you are using iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.
    For all other non purchased music (your own CDs etc) try this method which works on some Windows PCs.
    Enable your iPod for disk use.
    See: iPod Disk Use.
    Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
    Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
    Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
    The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
    If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
    Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it can be messy.
    Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
    One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
    Another free program is Pod Player.

  • HT4527 Getting error code 12004 when trying to setup home share on a new laptop.  Can't find what it means.

    My daughter received a new macbook pro for Christmas and is trying to turn on home sharing in itunes and it is giving her an error code 12004 but we cannot find what that means.  Does anyone know where to find error codes and their definitions?

    First thing to do is get the CC off your system.  Then try the direct download option linked below...
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  • How do I stop automatic transfer of purchases from Apple tv to computer?

    I bought the 160 gig Apple tv so I could spare my macbook from iTunes content (The MB has a small harddrive). I unchecked the "sync TV show" option in iTunes (under the Apple tv). The problem is that my Apple tv keeps transferring my purchases back to my computer. The 80 gig macbook harddrive is not comfortable with the size of those shows.
    How can you turn that opion off?

    I have a very similar problem in that purchases I make on the ATV are shuttled off to my computer even before I have a chance to watch them. Nothing remains on the AppleTV except (strangely) a show I bought from iTunes months before I ever got the ATV. In order to watch anything, I have to either leave my computer turned off between the time I order and watch it; or I have to have my computer on in order to stream the show back to the ATV. I like the idea of syncing with the computer as a backup solution, but the ATV should be designed to prefer to keep unwatched material on its hard drive until some threshold storage level has been reached, and then it should move off older shows to make room for newer ones.

  • ITunes Home Share file transfer occasionally very slow

    Hello... I just wanted to ask a question about a situation that occasionally occurs with my iTunes Home Sharing. Sometimes, the transfer of files from my Windows to my Mac is extremely slow. It does eventually finish successfully but this only happens once in a while, as the transfer process is usually a breeze. I wanted to know if when the connection isn't as strong and the transfer is slow, do my files get in any way damaged or incorrectly transferred? Like, bitwise? (is data lost or missed etc...). I know that moving digital media around can be a bit sketchy sometimes.
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    how can I find out if some process is accessing the Time Capsule hard drive, keeping it busy and making the transfers slow?
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    If you have an Apple AirPort base station, I'd use the advice in this thread to investigate the signal and noise levels that each Mac sees, as described in this thread:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2347845&start=1

  • Unable to play/transfer new purchases

    I just purchased 4 songs. 2 downloaded properly to my lap top and ipod and the other 2 have an exclamation point after the numbered song under my purchases. Also, I can not drag them to my ipod nor can I play them on my computer. When I try to play them on the laptop, a window pops up and says"original file could not be found, would you like to locate it?" Yes, I click, then a bunch of numbers come up and I have no idea what to do after that. Help!! I am VERY frustrated!!!

    See if you can find the file on your hard drive with these directions.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408

  • Home sharing to transfer to new computer

    In the support area it says to use home share to transfer my music,it said highlight what I want, then go to the bottom of the page and hit import. there is no import at the bottom of the page? I'm really having a hard time with this. A few years ago it was much easier please help me

    Hey jsimon023,
    Thanks for the question. I understand you are experiencing issues transferring music to a new computer via Home Sharing. The following article outlines the requirements to do so. You may want to double check to make sure you meet the minimum system requirements, and that everything is setup correctly. If your issue persists, you may wish to utilize a different method of transferring your music:
    iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
    Additional Information:
    Troubleshooting Home Sharing
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

  • How do I home share in app purchases?  I can only get the original version, I am unable to update the app to the in app purchase that a family member bought.

    Family downloaded a free app.  The free app only allows certain areas to open.  Then bought the in-app purchase to unlock full app.  I cannot home share the in-app purchase with other family members. How do I do this? Thanks

    Turn off the restriction you set in Settings > General > Restrictions for In-App Purchases

  • Home Share kinda working

    Okay, I've used home share to move music and movies, works great across the three computers on my home network. The issue I'm having is with apps. I have an iPhone and an iTouch on a different computer. But when I open the other library I can't find the apps at all. I know that you can share the apps, but I can't see them in the different library.
    Any ideas?
    DeepPurple23

    my pleasure
    please mark your question as answered when you get the chance !
    happy computing ...
    JGG
    ps: check your +import settings+ on all your machines - you can set home sharing to automatically transfer newly purchased content
    edited by the Jolly Green Giant (where Green stands for environmentally friendly)

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