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

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  • How do I share music between user accounts on the same computer?

    My wife and I have separate user accounts on the same MacBook Pro so that we can both sync our phones to this computer. My account is the primary user account, and my iTunes library is stored in this account. My wife would like to put music on her iPhone so she can run, but I can't seem to access the music library thru her account. I know the files are all on the hard drive regardless, so I just need to know how I can make iTunes on my wife's account access the library that's there. I've tried the steps I could find on Apple's website, but I can't seem to make it work. I'm running the latest versions of everything - even tho the post says I'm running 10.9.1, I'm actually running 10.9.4

    To give other users read-only access to your iTunes library, use the Sharing features of iTunes. Sharing works over the local network as well as on the same computer. See the built-in help for details.
    If you want to give full read/write access to more than one user, see the support article linked below.
    iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
    There is a way to share the library without moving it to a secondary volume. If you really need to do that, ask for instructions.

  • 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:
    This really isnt good. there isnt even a .tmp file on my pc.
    Did you enable the display of system files and hidden files and folders?
    by the way, how can i stop this from happening another time.
    Make a backup!
    i had music there for over 6 years.
    Well you must have updated iTunes once or twice in that time. Do you have some sort of "tidying" app that is supposed to clean "unnecessary" files. If so perhaps it is too aggressive.
    tt2

  • TS2972 How can I share playlists between two users on the same laptop?

    I have a work account and a home account on my laptop in Windows 7.  After the new version of iTunes was released this week, I"m unable to share playlists between the two accounts.  HELP.

    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

  • HT3819 How do I share music between different users on the same computer?

    I understand Home Sharing helps me share music across different computers.  How do I share between different users on the same computer?  We have a few instances of iTunes on a single computer and have to download from the same CD each time.  I must be doing something wrong - seems crazy to have several copies of the same song on one hard-drive when Home Share allows for sharing across computers - how do I share within the same computer?  Please outline specific steps.  THANKS.

    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.

  • How to share files between two accounts on the same Macbook Pro???

    Hi,
    I have recently purchased a Macbook Pro and have created two accounts, one for me and one for my wife.
    I have all the itunes music on my account and my wife wants to load some of the songs nto her Itunes on her account but I don't want to start copying files into the "shared folder" in the "users folder" which will obviously take up more room on my hard drive.
    I have noticed that I can see my folders when she is logged in but the ones that she needs to access (like the music folder) have a red dot on them and when you double click on them it brings up the message "the folder "music" could not be opened because you do not have sufficient privileges".
    Can anyone help me with these problems?
    Please help me!!!

    Hi, remember to set the ownership & permissions for files/folders if you want to be able to amend files or change them from both accounts. If a file is created in one account. it may only be viewed in the other account. but if you change the ownership & permissions from "read only" to "read and write" then files can be amended from both accounts. To get the info, simply click once on the folder or file then command-i to get the file/folders info. you can change things there. Permissions can only be change from the account the file/folder was created in.
    MBP   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   iMac G4

  • How do i share music with 2 iphones using the same apple id?

    how do i share music with 2 iphones using the same apple id?

    Sync them both to the same iTunes music library.  You can also automatically download purchased music to both by going to Settings>iTunes & App Stores and turning Music to On under Automatic Downloads.  If you music is in multiple computers, you can enable Home sharing to share your music library across multiple devices (see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819).

  • How do you share music between two iTunes accounts on one computer?

    My wife and I share a Windows 7 laptop computer.  We have separate Windows logins and separate iTunes accounts.  When we had separate computers we were able to use Home Sharing to share our music but this doesn't work when you have two accounts on the same computer.
    Is there a way to share our music libraries without wiping out what is already stored in our individual iTunes music libraries?

    Click here and follow the instructions.
    (109972)

  • How do I share contacts between separate users on the SAME Mac?

    I need help with an issue that came up today. A client asked me to put all her friend's names and addresses into her contacts.  After entering all the names into the address book I realized that I had entered them all into her husband's contacts, as his user ID was logged on when I opened the computer.  I now need to find a way to export/transfer/copy all those entries to a separate contacts/address book on the SAME Mac?  Anyone have a simple solution?

    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.

  • How do I share libraries between 2 accts on the same computer?  (2 users accts, 2itunes accts)

    I am trying to share one ITunes library to another on the same computer.  Any ideas???
    Thank you in advance.

    Check this Apple document out -> iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer.
    You'll basically put the iTunes music folder into a shared folder and make sure iTunes is pointed to that shared folder.
    WTH.

  • How can I share music between two computers and two accounts?

    My wife and I each have our own devices. I would like to purchase an album and have it on both accounts so we do not have to buy the same album twice just because we both like it. I have seen many articles on how to achieve this on a single computer but nothing that talks about multiple computers and multiple accounts.
    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
    By account I take it you mean computer account, not iTunes Store account.  You can't currently share items between multiple store accounts though you can share it between computer accounts.  Also read about changes in forthcoming iOS8.

  • Home Sharing - Can you share between two accounts on the same computer?

    I haven't been able to find any info about this, but does home sharing allow you to share files between to different user accounts on the same computer? I have been struggling with trying to do this for years, and I'm really hoping this solves my problem.

    This is true in a sense; you have to use the same itunes account to activate home sharing. BUT, you don't need to use the same itunes account for general use.
    Example:
    My computer and iPhone has one itunes account.
    My wife's computer and iPhone have a totally separate account.
    I turned on Home Sharing on both machines using one account name and ID - mine.
    Now she can see and copy my music and apps, etc. I can see and copy her music, apps, etc.
    However, when she goes to the iTunes store, she still can buy and so forth *on her own account*. Same with her iPhone. And I can still do the same as well on my own account on my machine and phone.
    The only limitation seems to be updating apps: If you copy apps over to another machine using Home Sharing and install them on another phone running another account, it works great. But you can't seem to update those copied apps, unless you log in on the phone or the computer it syncs up to with the account it came from.
    Aside from that, the apps still work even when the computer it was copied to and the phone it was synced to are active on ANOTHER account.
    The key is the setup - for Home Sharing. That needs to be one account, but otherwise it's business as usual.
    Message was edited by: controller2k

  • Sharing between two accounts on the same Windows Vista PC

    Is it possible to home share between two different accounts on the same computer?
    On my son's account, iTunes for some reason won't connect to the iTunes Store.  So I would like to enable him to purchase stuff on my account and then use home share to access it.  We both use the same Apple ID at home. 

    By accident I came across a solution that may work for you. This works on a Mac but I think it should work in Windows as well.
    On the Mac, if I log into a user account and launch iTunes and then use Fast User Switching to log into another account leaving iTunes running in the first account. I can then launch iTunes in the second account and access all the media stored in the first account's iTunes library using Home Sharing.
    I believe Windows has the same ability that allows one user to log into their account while another user is already logged in. If so you may be able to do the same thing in Windows. I'm not sure what happens in Windows to running application when the second user logs in though. If applications are allowed to continue running then I don't see why this shouldn't work in Windows as well. If applications are paused then I can see this not working. The key here to to not log out of the first account therby forcing the applications to stop running.
    The downside is that your son would first have to log into your account and launch iTunes before logging into his own account. If giving your son access to your account password is not ideal you could also create a third computer account that both of you have access to that would be used only to store and buy iTunes content. That account could be used as the sharing account that you both can have access to while logged into your own respective accounts.

  • Sharing itunes library  between two accounts on the same imac

    We just got a 27" imac and my wife and I have our own log on accounts. We share our itunes library. I have moved our itunes library to the shared folder so both of us can see its contents and pointed itunes on both user accounts to that shared folder. But, if she or I purchase an app or music it doesn't go into that shared folder. So I have to copy and paste it into the shared folder. Am I missing something there should be an easier way? I just want us to share the music and iphone apps we purchase.
    We are using the same itunes account on the same imac, we just have different user accounts on the imac. Thanks

    levidan wrote:
    We just got a 27" imac and my wife and I have our own log on accounts. We share our itunes library. I have moved our itunes library to the shared folder so both of us can see its contents and pointed itunes on both user accounts to that shared folder. But, if she or I purchase an app or music it doesn't go into that shared folder. So I have to copy and paste it into the shared folder. Am I missing something there should be an easier way? I just want us to share the music and iphone apps we purchase.
    We are using the same itunes account on the same imac, we just have different user accounts on the imac. Thanks
    hi levidan and welcome to the discussion area !
    take a look at this read for information.

  • How can you share music wiyh another iphone in the same house that has not been connected to a compter

    how can you share music on iphones in the same houes when one of phones has never been connected to a computer

    Hello weeshaza,
    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

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