HT3819 Why is home sharing limited to 5 machines.

I can count in my home 2 x mac mini's  2 x mac airs  5 x ipads 3 iphones and countless ipods and ipod nanos.  Would like to really have all my devices on same account

SkinHead_what wrote:
I can count in my home 2 x mac mini's  2 x mac airs  5 x ipads 3 iphones and countless ipods and ipod nanos.  Would like to really have all my devices on same account
The limit of 5 is on computers.  Devices such as iPads and iPhones are not counted.

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  • HT3819 why does home sharing leave the bar as soon as I click "done" after turning it on?

    Why does home sharing disappear from the bar as soon as I hit "done" when ATTEMPTING to turn it on?
    I have tried turning it off and when I turn it on again it appears in the bar when I am turning it on BUT DISAPPEARS as soon as I hit the "done" button.

    Hello there Garry2,
    Here is a little gem for troubleshooting Home Sharing in iTunes called Troubleshooting Home Sharing found here http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2972.
    I recommend starting at step 4:
    4. Check your network connection
    5. Check Firewall Settings
    6. Quit and reopen apps and iTunes
    7. Restart your network router
    Cheers,
    Sterling

  • HT3819 why does home sharing seem to turn off randomly?

    It always happens at some point, sometimes 2 or 3 times during the same movie or music mix and I invariably have to go to my Macbook and turn off home sharing then turn it back on.... It never seems to be my comcast provider or wireless router. So what is the fix???

    Hello there Garry2,
    Here is a little gem for troubleshooting Home Sharing in iTunes called Troubleshooting Home Sharing found here http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2972.
    I recommend starting at step 4:
    4. Check your network connection
    5. Check Firewall Settings
    6. Quit and reopen apps and iTunes
    7. Restart your network router
    Cheers,
    Sterling

  • Home Sharing Limitations

    Are there any plans on lifting the 5 device limitation for Home Sharing?  Even by means of a licence purchase?
    Seeing as Apple products "Just Work" - I have come to a cross roads with running iTunes Home Sharing.
    Everyone has their own music/video/apps library on the Mac Pro, and I have another shared Library with other music (the albums you may not want with you all the time etc.), some movies and TV shows - most purchased through iTunes.
    4 people in the house (2 adults, 2 kids) - 3 iPads, 2 iPhones, 2 iPod Touches and an AppleTV (possibly 3 Apple TV's in the future) - this 5 device limit is causing me to look for other solutions like TVersity, which may not work as well, but do not impose as many limitations.
    Even a 5 concurrent user limit would be better.

    According to the iTunes Store Terms and Conditions I read the limitations are based on what is termed 'Associated Devices.' The limits are based on 10 Associated Devices, provided no more than 5 are iTunes-authorized computers. Also, Apple TV is not considered an 'Associated Device.'
    By my count you have a total of 8 or 9 Associated Devices:
    1 Mac Pro and possible another computer
    3 iPads
    2 iPhones
    2 iPod Touchs
    1 Apple TV (does not count against your limit.)
    Regardless the limitations are believed to be based on licencing restrictions imposed my the media companies. It's possible that if it were up to Apple there would be more liberal restrictions.

  • If you are using the cloud why would home sharing be used?

    If I have music in the cloud and use the match what difference is there in home sharing?  do i need cloud, home sharing & the match?

    Hello theizzard
    Home Sharing does more than just music, it will let you have access to Movies, TV shows and apps to either be streamed or copied between computers. If you want to control your iTunes library from your iPhone and use the Remote app, Home Sharing is required for that.
    Understanding Home Sharing
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3819
    Regards,
    -Norm G.

  • Why is home sharing computers not showing up in iTunes (lion)?

    Hey,
    I'm wondering if someone can tell me why home sharing computers aren't showing up in my iTunes even though both computers are on and authorized to use my itunes account.

    Have you tried here:
    iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

  • Why does Home Sharing require an active internet connection?

    I have noticed when my internet goes down I have real difficulty streaming content to my Apple TV from my iMac. I can see it but I get stuck on the spinning clock. Some audio works OK but video not. This makes no sense. I shouldn't need any internet to access content on a local device.
    It seems to be by design, per Troubleshooting Home Sharing (n.4) "Home Sharing requires a home network with an active Internet connection."
    But why can I play music but not TV shows? And why is there not an error message instead of spin? In any case why require it at all? I reset the home wireless, and the modem. My ISP confirmed there was cable trouble at that time. When the internet went back up, home sharing worked.

    Thanks for the many many replies, Apple User Community. Apple seems to have removed this requirement with the latest software update (7.0.1) for the Apple TV .

  • How to force iPad to respect Home Sharing limits?

    I recently purchased a new iPad 2 and Apple TV 2 and have found that while other machines (laptops and desktops) respect the limits I've selected for Home Sharing from my main computer (selected from within iTunes > Preferences > Sharing) the iPad and new Apple TV do not: they continue to see everything I have in my iTunes library. This goes for my iPad too, but that's another story. My question for this forum is this: is there something I can do to make these iOS devices respect the selected parameters in iTunes Home Sharing?

    As I read the article it sounds like only those computers or users on the same network will be affected. The Apple TV and iPad connect via wireless and may not respect the settings. Those settings in iTunes are not supposed to affect devices that connect via Home Sharing as I interpreted the article.
    Perhaps someone will come along with a more definitive explanation, but there is a support link you can use to direct the question to an Apple employee or tech person or you could could call AppleCare about it.
    Sorry I can't be more help.

  • HT3819 i have home sharing turned on but all of my movies in my pc library are not showing up on apple tv

    home sharing is turned on in my pc but apple tv does not show my entire movie library.
    please help

    Where are you trying to access them? Make sure you are going to the Computers icon. Also make sure to check under Movies and Home Movies.
    Make sure they are all compatible.
    H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.0 or lower, Baseline profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
    MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
    Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

  • Why does Home Sharing not work on iTunes 10.5.3 between a Windows PC and MacBook Pro?

    I have a Dell XPS M1530 laptop which is my older laptop, consisting of all my music, apps and so on. I recently purchased a MacBook Pro (latest version) and would like to use Home Sharing to browse my music libraries and so on on there. However, I find that I am unable to do this, after several methods I have attempted in order to resolve this issue.
    The Home Sharing on the left column does not appear at all.
    I have upgraded iTunes on both laptops to the latest version yesterday, which I assume is iTunes version 10.5.3.
    I have turned off Home Sharing, and turned it on a few times.
    I use the same Apple ID to log in to Home Sharing.
    I named both playlists/music libraries to the same name - not sure if this is a way to 'fix' the problem but I saw it in a thread.
    I tried all the above methods, but to no avail. Home Sharing still does not work - in fact, it does not even appear on the left column; it disappears as soon as I turn on Home Sharing.
    Help is very muchly appreciated.
    Thank you very much!

    First, each Library should have a unique name, not the same name.
    Now, I wrote an extensive how-to in another thread that explains Home Sharing, Library Sharing, how to turn them on and identify them and so on. See if it helps you with your problem.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3461734

  • Why does home-sharing not work with Windows-PC and iMac?

    Aber mit gleichem Windows-PC und MacBookPro doch? Alles im selben Neztwerk. Der PC erscheint beim iMac einfach nicht unter Freigaben. Der iMac erscheint zwar beim PC unter Freigaben, aber wenn man auf die Mediathek des iMac in der PC-Anzeige klickt, erscheint der bunte Drehball und nach einer Weile ist die Anzeige des iMac in der Rubrik Freigabe beim PC nicht mehr da. Erst nach Neustart des PC erscheint der iMac dort wieder. So nutzt mir das gar nichts. Die Einkäufe werden automatisch auf allen drei Geräten aktualisiert.
    Sämtliche "Hilfen" habe ich durchsucht, aber ohne Erfolg. Es klappt einfach nicht mit der Freigabe.
    Vielleicht ist es ja möglich, eine deutsche Antwort zu bekommen.
    Ich kann mir auch gut vorstellen, dass ein solches Forum in Deutschland gut genutzt würde. Es ist sehr schade, dass es das nicht gibt. Aber vielleicht kommt soetwas ja irgenwann einmal. Jetzt wo auch in Deutschland an jeder Ecke Apple-Produkte zu kaufen sind und keine Exoten mehr darstellen.
    Vielen Dank im voraus.

    First, each Library should have a unique name, not the same name.
    Now, I wrote an extensive how-to in another thread that explains Home Sharing, Library Sharing, how to turn them on and identify them and so on. See if it helps you with your problem.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3461734

  • Why did Home Sharing suddenly stop working for PC libraries?

    BACKGROUND: Ecosystem consisting of one PC with medium-sized iTunes library (7,000+ songs and 3,000+ photos), 2 Mac Minis, two MacBook Airs, Apple TV 2, Airport Extreme Base Station, Airport Express in extender mode, Windows Home Server 2003 with iTunes server module, iPhone 4s and iPad 2.
    All the latest updates installed. Airplay, Photostream, iCloud and Home Sharing all installed and everything working happily, as advertised. I've had other issues, like everyone else, but Home Sharing has worked pretty much without fail for as long as I can remember -- years.
    THEN,  SUDDENLY: On the evening evening of Sunday October 23, 20011, Apple TV stops seeing "Arthur's Library" -- my main library, located in the latest update of iTunes, on my PC.
    AND IT VANISHES ELSEWHERE: I click on "Arthur's Library" and the B&W "wheel" ground for about ten seconds -- then the library disappeared. Figuring it might be an Apple Tv issuem I opened my Air, loaded iTunes, attempted to load "Arthurs Library" and the same thing happened. Library just disappeared.
    So I go to my PC and fiddlewith iTunes.
    Turn off home sharing, reboot for the heck of it, turn home sharing back on.
    And the library reappears on Apple TV and other home share devices...
    Only to DISAPPEAR when I tried to load it, exactly as before!
    So I dutifully go through all the other trouble-shooting steps suggested by the oft-quoted Apple Support article, plus some others:
    1. I turn off photo sharing, because I had been doing this over the weekend, just prior to failure of home sharing. No dice.
    2. Power off both routers. Wait. Restart. No joy.
    3. Check firewall settings. All as they should be,
    i
    * I kind of doubt it's a router issue, because home sharing works just fine with the Macs.
    * Kind of doubt it's an interference issue, because Airplay from my iPhone and iPad to the Apple TV works like a charm.
    * Can't think of any updates of any kind installed in between "all systems go" and "FAIL"
    ANOTHER CLUE? The little "Airplay" icon that normally appears in the bottom right-hand corner of ITunes on my PC has disappeared. So maybe the issue is BONJOUR? Okay, I go into Services, and Bonjour is running. I stop it, restart it, then restart iTunes on my OC, ditto on my MacBook Air. No joy. And now, as I'm writing this, I notice a...
    SECOND MYSTERY! Suddenly, my Mac can't load the library from my Windows Home Server 2003 installation, which has NOTHING TO DO with Home Sharing. This thing has ALWAYS worked everywhere before. Now the wheel just grinds endlessly, whenever I try to load the library on my server.
    I'm out of my depth, guys. HELP! And thanks in advance for your time and advice.

    Well, the first problem resolved itself just as mysteriously as it arrived, spurred perhaps by yet another Windows patch or Who Knows What. The second problem persists. Suggestions?

  • Why wont home sharing load my library?

    it just continues to say its loading and it never does

    Hello Brennaelizabeth,
    Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
    You can do this in several ways. See the following article for how to transfer iTunes Store purchases using Home Sharing, an external drive, an iOS device (iPhone, iPad, or iPod), the Windows Migration Assistant, and CDs/DVDs:
    iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
    Also you can authorize up to five computers to play purchases from each iTunes Store account. If you have multiple accounts, you should authorize each computer one time for each account.
    To authorize a computer in iTunes:
    1) In iTunes, click the Store pull-down menu at the top.
    2) Choose Authorize Computer.
    3) Enter your account name and password.
    4) Click Authorize.
    Hopw this helps

  • Why Does Home Sharing keep dropping out?

    Hi,
    I recently got an apple TV and I'm very happy with it. However one irritating thing is that the Home Sharing in itunes keeps dropping out. So I sit down comfortably in my armchair, ready to watch one of my home movies that I have in itunes movies on the computer, and go to select it and 'nothing'. I have to drag myself upstairs, open itunes, disconnect home sharing and then reconnect home sharing and then everything is fine.
    It's not a huge deal but rather irritating. Can anyone tell me how I can prevent this disonnect of home sgaring from happening?
    Thanks,
    Steve.

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  • Why does home sharing on my ATV disconnect?

    I use my ATV Gen 2 about once a week. When I turn it on and go to the Computers menu, I get a message telling me to turn on home sharing on my computer. But home sharing is on already on both my iMac and my ATV. I have to turn it off and turn it back on in iTunes to get it working properly, but then a few days later when I come back to the ATV I have the same problem all over again. My network is Verizon FIOS using the Verizon supplied cable modem with a built in n router. Other computers on the network are working fine.

    I have this issue as well... It's extremely frustrating. Especially since no one seems to know how to fix it.
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    To be honest, what I tend to do at the moment is just sync a movie to my iPad when I'm near the computer then, when I'm done, delete it to save space.
    I'm afraid that's all I can do to help... I really hope iOS 5 does something to fix this issue since I use home sharing allot and I hate it when it decides not to work.

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