I use multiple libraries with itunes - should I create a new library for a 2nd iphone

I use multiple iTunes libraries to manage multiple devices from the same PC. I'm purchasing an iPhone 6 and currently have a library for my iPhone 4. Would I create a new library for this new device? Also, to restore all content to my new phone, Will this restore be done from the existing iPhone 4 library? Is this process documented?

I can't address specific issues regarding iPhones, but in general you can manage multiple iDevices from a single iTunes library. The test approach is to maintain one or more playlists for each iDevice you use, and configure the latter to sync only from the relevant playlists:
This article: Transfer content from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a new device - Apple Support documents Apple's guidance regarding transferring content from one iOS device to another.

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I recently updated to 7.5, using multiple libraries does not work anymore. The dialog to choose library if holding the option key while opening itunes will not appear anymore. anyone having a similar problem? Multiple libraries are a necessity for me.

I am also having this problem. I tried to create a separate library, but when I followed the directions (hitting shift when I open iTunes) I did not get the option to do so. My regular account just opens. Have you resolved your problem yet?
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My laptop (macbook air) asked me which library I wanted to open iphoto with but there were no options of libraries to open it with - I had to create a new library and all of my photos were gone.

My laptop said I was running out of space on my start up disk and then I opened iphoto and it asked which library I wanted to open it with. There were no options available so I had to create a new library for my iphoto. None of my photos were on iphoto when I opened it again. The same thing happened with my photobooth - all of my photos have disappeared.
I tried to do alt + command when opening iphoto but it didn't help, however I found some of my photos in the masters folder I found when I right clicked on the iphoto file.
Please help I have all of my photos from the last 3 years on my iphoto!

With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a solution. We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
what fixes have you tried?
have you found where is your original library is located? Is there both an Old Masters and Masters folder in it?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
how much free space on your boot drive? It's strongly recommended to maintain a minimum of 10-15 GB of free space for optimal system and application performance.

Cannot Use Multiple Libraries in ITunes 8.0

I'm trying to set up multiple libraries, one of lossless that runs of an external drive, one of compressed that runs off a portable drive. I'm in XP.
I have set up Itunes with the lossless files, and am now trying to startup Itunes with the shift key in order to have the option to create a new library. No dice. I hold shift then I double click on the Itunes icon on the desktop. I've also tried it from the programs menu and the start menu. On two different computers. Every time, it just loads the account already set up.
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To create or access a second (or more) library on a Mac, hold down the Option key when launching iTunes 7. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to the other Library.
Note: You can only have one Library open at a time and iTunes will default to the last library opened if you don't use the keyboard command to choose one: Using multiple iTunes libraries -Mac

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I have an ipod nano and have been using it sucessfully with itunes. Yesterday I purchased two more and I don't know how to manage the music that I want and what the others will use. Any suggestions?
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Creating a new library for backing up, can I delete my old iTunes Library?

Hey there I was wondering this, I am creating a new folder for my library because the old one had a lot of music I decided to delete. My question is can I delete the old Library or would that prevent me from being able to use iTunes?
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Either way. If you want to delete the current library and start a new one with the new songs, you can. If you'd prefer to add the new songs to the existing library, and then delete the current songs, you can do that too.
As long as you don't delete the songs that you want, you will be able to use iTunes.

I created a new library for my girlfriend using the "hold shift while launching" method but now i cannot find my library. How can i retreive it?

I tryed to create a new library to use one computer with my nano and my girlfriends iphone 4. for some reason when i did this i can no longer find all of my stuff. all I want to do now is start over and create a new user profile for her and get my library back.

Does the original library file still exist on the computer? Hopefully when creating the new library it was done in a seperate folder as I do not believe iTunes allows for two library files in the same location.

Using Multiple Libraries in iTunes

I have a friend who has collected a huge library of jazz CDs as well as a huge library of blues CDs.
He does not use a computer and I offered to rip his CDs onto my computer and put them on an iPod for him to make it easier for him to listen to his music.
I did this with his jazz set and now want to rip his blues set for him.
It would be my preference to start a new itunes library and keep the jazz music separate from the blues music, rather than intemingling them in one iTunes library. I know I can set the type of music in iTunes, but I find that iTunes has its own idea as to type of music and it doesn't always align with mine, so I don't really trust it to get the type on all of the blues collection the way I want it. If I have to do this manually, it would be quite tedious. Having the music in a separate library is most appealing to me.
The question I have:
Am I going to be able to load all the blues music to his ipod which already has all the jazz music on it? I know that Apple is queezy about what device hooks up to what. I have his iTunes library on an external drive and have to make sure I hook it up to the right computer (We have several) or itunes threatens to delete everything from his ipad if I am on a computer it doesn't like.
Is there anything similar that happens if I want to add the contents of his blues iTunes library to his iPod containing his jazz iTunes library on the "correct" computer?
Does anyone have an idea about how I can do what I want to do if there is a problem?
I could save the music in separate libraries and then combine them in a third library by importing one into the other, and then synching the whole thing to his iPod. This seemsa bit extreme and would use a lot time and disk space as his libraries are pretty big.
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I've been running out of space on my main iMac with iTunes content - call it my Media Server - so I decided to create a new TV & Movie Library on an external hard drive to store movies and TV Shows (that went well). Unfortunately AppleTV does not sync to both the Media Server Library on the iMac and the TV & Movie Library at the same time. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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That's because the ATV only allows one iTunes library to sync with it, you can however stream up to 5 computers
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Multiple libraries on 1 computer, can't access new library

I have two libraries on two computers, one on each. I needed to move one library to the computer that already has one library. I followed all the steps on the apple article "how to use our ipod to move your music to a new computer". Now both libraries are on one computer, however the one I moved won't open in itunes. I know to hold the shift key down while clicking on itunes so it asks me to either choose a libary or create one. Whether I choose "create one" or "choose a library" it won't access the library I moved.
Help!

These directions?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329
Sadly, I believe those steps will overwrite the library file that was previously there.
Search your PC's hard drive for files containing ITL. How many itl library files does it find?

I have an iPod classic that syncs my entire library, I'd like to buy a smaller iPod, a nano maybe for the gym. Can I use the same library or do I need to set up a new library for the 2nd iPod? Is that possible? I mean for one to have 2 iTune librarys?

I have an iPod classic that syncs my entire library, I'd like to buy a smaller iPod, maybe a Nano for the gym. Would I need a 2nd iTunes library? Is that possibly, I mean for one person to have 2 iTune librarys/accounts?

Woodblock 3 wrote:
Would I need a 2nd iTunes library? Is that possibly, I mean for one person to have 2 iTune librarys/accounts?
In other words, no. You don't need another iTunes Library for your new iPod
Another iTunes Library, that's only if someone elses music is mixed in with yours and you want to create another Windows user account with their music in it.
The iTunes Library is the master vault containing all your content, from there you create playlists or smart playlists specially tailored for the smaller iPod's storage requirements.
For instance if the iPod can hold only 2,000 songs, then you create a smart playlist based upon those rules/limitation. Plus what type of music you like.
You have a incredible degree of control with smart playlists, they update automatically so you only set the conditions for what goes into them. Including content from other created playlists and smart playlists.
Then, when you hook up the smaller iPod, it has it's own sync options, "all of your music and playlists" or "only select playlists" So you use the second option to select just the smart playlist you tailored for the new iPod.
When you hook up the iPod Classic, only it's sync options are used, not the new iPod ones.
I hope I explained it better this time.

I tried to create a new library for my itunes to put music on for a separate device.

When I tried to get back to my orginial library, It didnt have any recent downloads on there. It stopped at like 4 months ago. Any changes I had made after that werent even on there. Now Im scared to even plug my device up because it will take music away on there I want to keep. Dont really know what to do. Ive tried opening the Itunes Library.itl and it still isnt the most recent form of my library. Any hints would be appreciated

Double-clicking on an itl file opens the last library that iTunes successfully opened, not necessarily the file that was clicked on. You need to press and hold down the shift key as you click the icon to launch iTunes and keep holding until prompted to create or choose a library. If iTunes opens normally close and try again. Use the choose option and browse to the folder holding your other library file. Use the same method to switch back again.
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