HT3819 how can i share itunes with users on the same computer?

My husband and I both have separate user profiles on our Mac. Is there a way we can access all the music files from our itunes between the two profiles?

I puzzled this out a while back. Lets see if i can at least point you in the right direction.
From the Admin account open System Prefrences>Sharing
on the left there is a check box for "file Sharing" check this box.
to the right you can add folders, add "iTunes Media"
then you can add Users. add the users that can share that folder.
then open the other account that wants to share that folder.
open their iTunes>Prefrences>Advanced. Uncheck the box that says "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library"
then open Finder and the shared iTunes Media folder should be on the left... (fingers crossed)
the only problem is that any time you add media to the admin account, you have to go into the other account and add it to that itunes.
hassle, but it's what i do.
Good Luck

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