How can I share music between 2 different users on the same macbook pro?  Same apple ID on both is no good.

I shouldn't have to use "match" yet another thing to pay money for.  I've been reading other discussions and can't figure this out.

Home sharing is and was on in itunes in both users.  I get different music in each itunes but they are both logged in to the same apple ID.  I would have thought the exact same library would pop up.  Why woudl it be otherwise?  Strange.

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    Hello Whigged-out,
    It sounds like you would like to share one library between two different users on your iMac.  I found an article with steps you can take to accomplish this:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1203
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    Best,
    Sheila M.

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    The second is a bit trickier.

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    iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203 - relocating iTunes' media folder to a shared area but leaving separate library files - extra tip at https://discussions.apple.com/message/17331189

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    I understand you want to share iTunes music on the same Windows XP computer between two different user accounts. To accomplish this please read over and follow the steps in the attached article.
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351
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    Hello Whigged-out,
    It sounds like you would like to share one library between two different users on your iMac.  I found an article with steps you can take to accomplish this:
    iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1203
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    Best,
    Sheila M.

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    Hello Whigged-out,
    It sounds like you would like to share one library between two different users on your iMac.  I found an article with steps you can take to accomplish this:
    iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1203
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    Best,
    Sheila M.

  • Can you share music between iTunes accounts on the same computer

    Can you share music between iTunes accounts on the same computer? My kids iPods are under my account now with all of our shared music but they want their own iTunes accounts. I would like to transfer the music and apps that they purchased under my account to their new accounts... Is this posible?

    Anton M wrote:
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    Make a backup!
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  • How do I share music between two accounts on the same i-mac

    How do I share music between two accounts on the same i-mac

    iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203 - relocating iTunes' media folder to a shared area but leaving separate library files - extra tip at https://discussions.apple.com/message/17331189

  • I have windows, one computer but multi users. home sharing is on. how can i share music between users on one computer?

    I have windows.  One computer but multi users.  Home sharing is on. 2 apple accounts-1 per user. 4 devices-2 iphones and 2 ipods per user.  How can we share music  on one computer between 2 users?

    Hi Justinece, I've solved the problem in this way:
    In my wife user profile I've set in itunes settings/advanced the path to my music library: /Users/"MY NAME"/Music/iTunes/Itunes media.
    Than, from my wife profile using my administrator user and password I've set the "read/write" privileges on the above mentioned folder.
    Finally I've added the folder in my wife's library taking care to not duplicate it ( leave blank the flag in itunes setting/advanced).
    I really don't understand what's the use of home sharing...

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    It sounds like you are wanting to sync more than 1 device to your iTunes Library. This article will help you do that:
    How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    All the best,
    Sterling

  • How can I share contacts with Android users via the "share contact" button via messaging or otherwise

    Appologies in advance if this has been asked before.
    I have an iPhone 5/iOS 6. My friend(s) use Android phones. At times, they request a contact I have, but every time I select "Share Contact" via the button in my iPhone's Contact list, either as an Email or Message, they recieve an unusable file format - in other words, it just doesn't get to them. If I manually copy and paste the fields into a txt, they will get the info. Is there an app, or something I need to do differently to be able to share contacts with Android users via the "Share Contact" button in iOS?
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    TIA

    iTunes: How to share music and video - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2688 - about Music Sharing and Home Sharing
    Home Sharing Support page - http://www.apple.com/support/homesharing/
    iTunes: Setting up Home Sharing on your computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4620
    Understanding Home Sharing - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
    iOS8 preview - http://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/family-sharing/ -family sharing
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