How to get several users on one computer their own iTunes account???

We have 3 of us on one computer. ipod, ipod nano, and a shuffle. I don't want my 8 year old to access my 16 year olds music files. How can we all have our own, I guess you call it, "account" or "library" so when my 8 year old plugs in her shuffle, it does NOT download my 16 year olds stuff? Make the answer simple and clear please Thanks.

Create a new user account for each person.
Go to System prefs -> Accounts.
Select the songs for the each user drag them to Users/username/drop box.
Log on using the user account, open iTunes then File - > *Add to library* and select the files in their drop box.
Then delete the files from the drop box.

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Best way to do it is to create a user for each iTunes account.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783

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My husband, myself and the kids all have our own "accounts" on the home computer. This was done to limit certain access when the kids were younger.
The laptop is pretty much mine. I use both computers for my iTunes music.
Everyone has their own iTunes account for their music and games. I have been able to get music purchased by my other family members on my iPod in the past if I logged in the home computer under their IDs and attached my iPod. Or, if a family member downloaded a CD, I could get that music thes same way without having to download the CD again under my own login ID. However, I now have an iPad, and I can't transfer music from the iPod to the iPad - specifically that which was downloaded from CDs - not iTunes. And I couldn't get it to go from my iPod to my laptop, although both are authorized computers in the Home Sharing.
It doesn't seem like the Home Sharing works with the different computer login IDs. The iTunes is universally available regardless of who is logged in, but the libraries vary based on who's user name you are under. I have strugged with importing from one User ID to another, which led me to simply log in under a different family member to get the desired music. There has got to be an easier answer and I'm just not figuring it out.
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If you are completely confident that you didn't hide it, then you purchased those with different apple id. If you completely confident that you purchases with same apple id then you have hidden it. One of the other or you are speaking about a miracle. While miracles are possible they are not very likely. Remember
Occam's razor?

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When one or more family members who have been sharing one iTunes account wants to create their own iTunes account can they each upload the music/apps from the shared iTunes on their devices to the new iTunes account?

Yes. I would clarify your statement about the "shared" iTunes Library though. If you want each iOS device to have its own music library, you should create separate user accounts for them. Read:
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Hi Jodel,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If your grandkids each have a user account on your Mac, you can use the steps in this article to set up syncing with each user account and iPad:
iTunes 11 for Mac: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113
You may also find the advice in this article useful:
How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495
Regards,
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Up untill now my wife and I have shared one itunes account, namely mine. Now my 14 year old daughter has earned her own Iphone and her two brothers are sure to follow. My question is... How should we manage all our information now. Should each user have their own itunes account and Icloud? I dont want all my work contacts, my wifes work contacts being shared with our kids. How do we share music if we each have a seperate account?

You can all share the same Apple ID for purchasing music and apps without any problems, but you should have separate iCloud accounts using separate IDs on each device to avoid merging your data. (If you share the same iCloud account any data you sync with the account such as contacts and calendars will be merged ending up with the issue you're concerned about.) The important thing to know is that you don't need to use the same ID for purchasing as you use for other services such as iCloud.
You should also use differend IDs for FaceTime and iMessage to avoid getting each other's text messages and FaceTime calls. This article may be of interest in this regard: http://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-5-icloud-tips-sharing-an-apple-id-with-you r-family/.

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Here is an article from the apple support website that might help out.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495?viewlocale=en_US
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Hey =) I'm sorry for the bad english, but i'm french.
So, I'm totally lost, my mother is like... Furious, mad at me... Because the other day, i used her iPhone to register with MY app store account, (so iTunes Store Account, to be clear), and since then, she can't use her iPhone without having it asking to give MY password when she wants to upload anything. So i'm really really lost.
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