How to share libraries, one computer , three itune accounts?

how do i share my itunes library with my sister and my niece. we share my computer with seperate login. the three accounts are set to share but nothing shows in any of the three libraries.

See if this helps: iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer

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Home sharing, one computer, 2 itunes accounts

I have an Iphone 4 and my husband is going to be getting an Iphone 4, and we want to be able to share our apps, music, etc. We have one main computer, but 2 itunes accounts. Will home sharing work? How could I view his account in my itunes account if they're both on the same computer?

Hi, suemach.
I'm not sure if I understand your situation precisely but it sounds like you're both using the same Windows XP User Account.
If that's correct, have a look at this article in the Apple Knowledge Base and let us know if it brings you any combination of joy and/or satisfaction.

One computer, 2 iTunes accounts

Many hours spent trying to figure this out. We have one computer with internet access. I already have an iTunes account and have used it often. Another member of the family who has access to the same computer, wants a separte LIBRARY. I have opened 2 accounts...my original and then a yahoo for 2nd person. But even when I sign in under the new yahoo account, it brings up my original libary list which we do not what to sync with the new iPOD.
New iPOD wants his own library to come up when he uses my computer but his Apple Id and password. Any suggestions??

Hi, suemach.
I'm not sure if I understand your situation precisely but it sounds like you're both using the same Windows XP User Account.
If that's correct, have a look at this article in the Apple Knowledge Base and let us know if it brings you any combination of joy and/or satisfaction.

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My girl friend and I just recently purchased our own iPhones. I've owned an iPod for a couple of years so my iTunes account has been active for that long. When I synced MY iPhone it went well I wasn't concerned. However, when my girlfriend synced her iPhone (even after signing herself up for her own account) it put ALL my phone numbers, music, etc., etc., on HER iPhone. Not good for either one of us I must say. So, can two people with two iPhones using the same computer sync to iTunes TOTALLY SEPARATE AND TOTALLY EXCLUSIVE OF EACH OTHER'S saved telephone numbers, music, games, pics, etc., etc.

Your iTunes same computer account can handle many iPods and iPhones on that particular computer and account. However, be sure to _backup your computer_ (not the iPhone/iPod. The computer).
The scenario being your computer came up with viruses not removable except from a computer wipe and restore and all of your movies, songs, etc are wiped with it. When that happens, all your iPods and iPhones will be wiped the next time you reconnect. It pops an error message saying this is not the same account and you have to wipe and sync to be allowed to use it.

Still can't figure out how to share apps with two different itunes accounts, two different apple ids (homesharing for music works fine) this is between my wifes iphone 4s and my ipad 3 4g anyone help ?

My wife has an iphone 4s. I have an ipad 3 4g. Homesharing between the pc, the ipad and the iphone is fine, but only for music. Many forums say that apps can be shared between devices but HOW ???? I can't find a solution anywhere. My wife and I have separate apple ids, separate icloud accounts and separate itunes details....
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Select the name of the shared library in the source pane of your itunes, and click on the wee disclosure triangle to the left of the name of the library. Does "Apps" appear beneath the name of the library?
Here's a screenshot of what I mean. (Unfortunately, it's not showing "Apps" because there aren't any in that library. But fingers crossed it should give you an idea of what you're looking for.)

How do I combine three itune accounts into one? Then have three different family member have three different log-in's to sync many different devices to the same itune account ?

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You cannot.
"Then how do I set up three users for the one Itunes account on ONE Mac Pro Computer with one Itunes program?"
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Learn how to set up additional user accounts.
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Hey Shootist000, Thanks for the replies. First off, I am actually okay if we both have each other applications so I am not concerned about that. It is still unclear from what you have said as to whether I can in fact, use these two separte time machine backup to create two separate profiles on the new hard drive. If that in fact can be done, then - will it create two copies of the apps we both have in the ROOT of the drive as well as placing all the ones we each have separately?
And reading your second reply, makes me think that maybe the partition is the way to go to begin with and then down the road - after I am in the new iMac, I could reformat the iMac 27 with only one partion and restore my son's latest back prior to the reformat thus giving him full access to the 2 TB of the drive.
If this is still making sense, does this mean :
replace the 1TB with a 2TB - but have it partitione - 1.5 TB & 500 GB.
Install(Restore using Time Machine) my latest back up prior to the 1.5 partition
Install (Restore using Time Machine) my son's latest back up prior to the 500 gig partition
Lastly, in order for us both to be using the partioned computer - I am assuming Switch user can no longer be used - so would we need to restart and select our respective partions in order to use the computer? And if so, how would we each be able to be using time machine to back up - two separte external hard drives - with each one dedicated to only one partition? Or ?
Thanks so much.
Ironically, I am only trying to do this so that I don't need to manually install all his apps, setting, games, blah blah for this temporary period. :-)

ITunes 9.0 home sharing with one computer with two accounts

is it possible to use the home share option using only one computer that has two iTunes accounts on it? i used the same user account for both accounts as stated but can not access the files. any info is appreciated.

You can set up Home Sharing to copy media from iTunes on one computer to iTunes on another computer, you will need to log in with the same iTunes Store account on both machin. Have a look at this article for more info
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3819
If however you want to move the entire iTunes library from one machine to another, then using Home Sharing is not the most efficient way.
does this answer your question?

How can I authorize and access my itunes account on a new computer if I cant access my old computer to enable home sharing

How can I authorize and access my itunes account on a new computer if I cant access my old computer to enable home sharing

Authorization
Macs: iTunes Store- About authorization and deauthorization.
Windows: How to Authorize or Deauthorize iTunes | PCWorld.
In iTunes you use the Authorize This Computer or De-authorize This Computer option under the Store menu in iTunes' menubar. For Windows use the ALT-S keys to access it. Or turn on Windows 7 and 8 iTunes menus: iTunes- Turning on iTunes menus in Windows 8 and 7.
To deauthorize a computer you don't have:
De-authorizing Computers (contributed by user John Galt)
You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. The only other option is to "de-authorize all" from your iTunes account.
1. Open iTunes on a computer
2. From the Store menu, select "View my Account..."
3. Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
4. Under "Computer Authorizations" select "De-authorize All".
5. Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "de-authorize all" your authorized computers, re-authorize each one as required.
If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.
For more information on authorization and de-authorization: iTunes Store- About authorization and deauthorization.

HT203167 I purchased a new computor, because my old computor crashed and burned. when I resumed iTunes I used a new username and password. How do I retrieve my music libraries from my old iTunes account

Old computor crashed and burned. purchase new lenovo lap top with windows 7. got new itunes account. with new usename and password. how do I retrieve my old music libraries from my old itunes account.

Why did you start a new itunes account? This will just cause problems.
Your library will only be where you put it.
It has alwasys been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for this very occasion.
If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup, not good at all, then you can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

How do I deauthorize a computer from iTunes that I no longer have?

How do I deauthorize a computer from iTunes that I no longer have?

If you no longer have it then you have to deauthorize all and re-authorize the ones you do have.
iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420 - and another helpful post: https://discussions.apple.com/message/17828050
About deauthorizing specific computers - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3809988 - Yes, if you have physical access to the computer.

TS1702 how do i authorize another computer for iTunes ?

how do i authorize another computer for iTunes ?

You can authorise your account on a computer's iTunes via Store > Authorise This Computer (you can have a maxumim 5 computers authorised at any one time) : authorising and deauthorising.

I bought a cd and downloaded it to my itunes account. I want to burn it to keep one in my car but I dont get that option. how can i burn it from my itunes account?

I bought a cd and downloaded it to my itunes account. I want to burn one to keep in my car, but dont get that option. how can i burn it from my itunes account?

Hello lindsey0315,
I read your post, and I have linked to an article that will instruct you on how to create CDs with iTunes:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Create your own CDs and DVDs
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12348
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
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