How do I unmerge two itunes libraries?

Question

My son and I are both on itunes on the computer.  When he added his itunes account to this computer, it merged his library with mine so that now we have one library.  I would like there to be two separate libraries.  Any ideas?

Answer 1

Hi ajennings822,
So it sounds as if you and your son are using the same user account on your computer and are sharing the same iTunes library, and you want to separate his music out from yours, is that correct?
One way to do this would be to create a new iTunes Library for his use and then move his music into it. Once this is done you can each select the music library you want to use when starting up iTunes. See this article for reference -
iTunes: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one - Apple Support
Another way would be to create a totally different user account for your son in Windows. Use the steps in this article under Create a new user account -
iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8: Fix unexpected quits or launch issues - Apple Support
Once the user account is set up, launch iTunes and it will come up with an empty library. He can then move his music into the new library.
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Best,
Brett L