How to share itunes account on same computer

I am trying to share my itunes account with my wife. We both share the same computer but have different itunes accounts and log ins. Is there a way to share the same itunes and iphoto accounts or pictures and music. while still being able to log into our different desktop accounts?
Thanks

hold the shift key down (on pc) or options key (alt on mac) when opening itunes then you can find library
I use a library under a shared folder on my pc
do that for both user accounts and it will always open that library

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Can you have two different iTunes accounts on same computer?

J2217 wrote:
I'm going to give my old iPad to my granddaughter, I want to create an account for her, but I want to do it on my computer so there are no worries about who is spending credits for that account. Don't know how this will work, or if its possible to two iTunes libraries.
Okay.
She's going to use your computer to sync with iTunes.
Create an new computer login on your computer for her. This will keep her stuff separate and she won't be able to mess with any of your info.
Log into her computer account.
Launch iTunes.
Create a new iTunes account for her. See this -> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2731
You can enter a credit card to create the account then delete the CC info. Or you can use an iTunes gift card and she can fund the account with gift cards instead of using a CC to make purchases. This is an easy way to control spending.
on the iPad, go to Settings > iMessage > Off.
Then Settings > General > Reset > Erase all content & settings.
Once it finishes, plug in the iPad, select it in iTunes and this will set it up as a new device. Enter all your granddaughter's info.
When she wants to sync her iPad or use iTunes, she needs to log into your computer with her account.
Then the iTunes library she uses will be only hers.

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We now have 2 iphones and want to administer on same PC. How do I set up 2 iTune accounts on same PC?

If you're are using the same AppleID, then it's easiest to sync them from the same user account. iTunes will recognize them as two devices and allow you to set each up the way you want to.
If you are using to different AppleIDs, then it's best to sync each to a different user account, with the iTunes logged into the correct AppleID on that account.
Note, you will only be able to run Match or redownload purchases for one AppleID per computer.

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Multiple itunes accounts on same computer

I have an itunes account that is already set up for my ipod and the music that I like and it works fine. No real problems yet!
I just bought my husband his own ipod and he would like his own totally seperate account on itunes. I thought this would be pretty simple and just logged on to the computer under his account and tried to download itunes under his email address and yet after it says itunes installation is complete, when I open up itunes, MY account pops up!
How in the world do I do this so when itunes is opened up it will be under his own account?
Hope this makes sense! I am pretty new to all of this!
Thank you!
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In windows goto Control panel>User accounts>Change the way users log on and off and UNCHECK "Fast user switching"
After that you can overlook how to share one PC with multiple ipods here. Theres 2 methods for this but since you and the hubby already have 2 user accounts, you'll be doing method 1
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432

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You don;t have to have another itunes to make a playlist, not do you have to uncheck anything.
Just make a playlist.
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Hi, i'm sure i'm not the only one thats asked this question so hopefully theres an answer out there somewhere already?
I'm a father of 5 (yes thats 5 children!) and we are an 'Apple Family'. Between us we have 4 Macbook Pros, 1 iPad, 3 iPad Minis and 3 iPhones. At the moment 2 Macbook Pros, 1 iPad, 3 iPad minis and 2 of the iPhones are using a shared iTunes account, now my son has just got a new Macbook Pro i've got to the point where it won't let me add anymore hardware to this account...
I first saw the details about this 'Family Sharing' possibility with the IOS 8 and Yosemite and thought this sounded exactly what I was after, however this only supports 5 users and I have 7!
Is there anyway I can set up a total of 11 Apple products on the same iTunes account, and if not how best would I set this up? Can I have 2 iTunes accounts with different usernames but the same credit card details? is this the best way? If I did it this way I would have to purchase things twice?
Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated..
thanks in advance
Matthew

hold the shift key down (on pc) or options key (alt on mac) when opening itunes then you can find library
I use a library under a shared folder on my pc
do that for both user accounts and it will always open that library

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lvmyipod wrote:
First i set up another user account on the same mac and then have my own separate itunes. Then after transfering my song library to the new account, will the songs that i purchase from that point on be automatically placed in both libraries on different computers?
No.
Different computers? You only copied the files to a different login acount on the same computer.
You need to copy the files to the other computer.

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How do you share photos on the same computer between users???

Hello,
I would like to know how to share photos on the same computer between users...
My wife and I have different user accounts on our iMac and I can't figure out how to share photos.
I tried everything as told by Apple but it seems you can only share photos on your iMac with a network. If that is what I understand...
I just want to have all the photos on my user account and when my wife is on her user account I want her to be able to view the photos.
Again, we are only using one iMac.
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What you mean by 'share'.
If you want the other user to be able to see the pics, but not add to, change or alter your library, then enable Sharing in your iPhoto (Preferences -> Sharing), leave iPhoto running and use Fast User Switching to open the other account. In that account, enable 'Look For Shared Libraries'. Your Library will appear in the other source pane.
Any user can drag a pic from the Shared Library to their own in the iPhoto Window.
Remember iPhoto must be running in both accounts for this to work.
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Quit iPhoto in both accounts. Move the Library to the Users / Shared Folder
(You can also use an external HD set to ignore permissions, a Disk Image or even partition your Hard Disk.)
In each account in turn: Double click on the Library to open it. (You may be asked to repair the Library Permissions.) From that point on, this will be the default library location. Both accounts will have full access to the library, in fact, both accounts will 'own' it.
However, there is a catch with this system and it is a significant one. iPhoto is not a multi-user app., it does not have the code to negotiate two users simultaneously writing to the database, and trying will cause db corruption. So only one user at a time, and back up, back up back up.
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TD

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EddyS45 wrote:
My wife & I use the same iMac with different user accounts. How do we share one iTunes account on that computer. I tried moving the iTunes folder in music on my user account to shared user
Then hold Option and launch iTunes.
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