How do I put 2 iTunes libraries on 1 computer

I have two people using one computer. How can I put 2 iTunes libraries on one computer?

My husband and I each have our own iTunes accounts/libraries on the same computer. The way we accomplished this was by having separate user logins/profiles on the computer (set up from control panel) and then when setting up the iTunes libraries, ensured that we each used our own devices in our own logins/profiles.
There is probably a way of doing this using just 1 user profile, but this was the cleanest and more straightforward way for us and it works wonders!
FYI- it does use more memory space having multiple profiles on the computer, but it was worth it for us.
Hope this helps!

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