HT1751 Getting 2 logins on the same iMac to use an external iTunes library

The initial state is that we have two users on one iMac, each of which has (I think) it's own iTunes library. The desired end state is to have one iTunes library on the external drive that both uses can access because all purchases are made using my Apple id regardless of which user we have displayed. To gain hard drive space, I just transferred my iTunes library to an external Thunderbolt drive, and iTunes for my user login appears to be correctly configured and accessing everything. The library folder created during the transfer process is called "iTunes Media." However, when I tried to point my 15 year olds user id on the same iMac to this same external library, all of the library content in her iTunes disappeared. The iTunes folder is there, but there are no subfolders or content inside it. When I try to change libraries on my daughter's id, iTunes won't let me select the iTunes media folder on the external drive because neither it nor any subordinate folders have the .itl or .xml extensions. I am a novice with Apple products and don't know what happened to the missing iTunes folders associated with my daughter's user id. The ideal situation is if I could find the library and merge the content with the new one on the external drive. If there is no other way, we may have try to recreate her content and add it again. I need help getting both logins using the same external iTunes media/library folder and, if possible, recovering the missing content. Please put your advice in layman's terms for those who are somewhat technically impaired. Thanks!!

See if this helps. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495
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