ITunes 601 Sharing

Just wondering if anyone that had problems sharing their iTunes library for versions 5.0 and after got it sorted?
I am running a WinXP PC and a WinXP laptop on a WAN and both have iTunes 6.0.1 installed. The PC has all the music stored on it and I want to share it with my laptop.
I have read through all the previous threads and tried all the suggestions such as radio, reinstall and ports but to no avail. I have myTunes Redux on the laptop and it can see the library so I have no idea where to go from here.

Just another point. When I have Limewire open at the same time as iTunes on the PC, the laptop can see the complete library under 'Alans Limewire Music'.

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HT202213 I have a new computer we set up with itunes home sharing. Can I add music to this new computer sync my iphone and ipod to it instead of the original computer. I'm not sure if it makes a difference if I have a different apple id than with our orig

I have a new computer that we set up with itunes home sharing and I need some assistance. I also have my own apple id and would like to make the new computer the one I use for my music. Should I set up a whole new itunes library/account or still work with the home sharing?

Correct. When you update via iTunes all synced media that is not in your iTunes library will be lost.
As IO said before:
You can redownload most iTunes pruchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
I do not think it included audio books.

How do I keep my daughter and I's apps and contact info SEPERATE on the same itunes while sharing songs?

How do I keep my daughter and I's apps and contact info SEPERATE on the same itunes while sharing songs?
I need step by step directions on set up different profiles on itunes for 2 seperate iphones. I want to be able to share purchases if desired, but not have to have the same apps/songs on our phones. I could do with sharing songs.....apps not so much. Please Help!!
Thank You

This should help:
How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
Regards.

How to properly embed album art work into TV/Films itunes: home sharing lag

My setup is a simple apple home sharing network.
I have a mac mini running OS X 10.6.8 and itunes 11.0.4(4) it hosts a lot of music, DVD's that have been re-encoded and paid for content from itunes.
The mac mini is conntected to the network over a very good gigbit lan and has 4 apple TV3 (latest gen) hanging off the network, and multiple PC/Mac/ipod/ipad devices hanging off the network.
I connect to the itunes home sharing service with the apple TV service using the "remote" application on the ipad.
When I select Music/Albums TV Shows or Films from the menu of the itunes library the album art work loads (quickly) over the grey boxes as I scroll down. However this takes a few seconds for each "scroll" I do on the ipad (it has thousands of items in there).
The exception to the rule is any paid content, when I open Music/TV/Films menu on the ipad the paid content (especially for TV and Films) the artwork is already there, and doesn't have to load it.
How is the artwork for paid content contained differently than the artwork for content I've manually put into the itunes library.
If I look at the itunes library locally on the machine hosting the itunes data, the artwork is there straightaway, no loading, pull up the items info with "get info" and click on art work, the artwork is there, and I can see no different in the art work settings for paid content or for content I've manually updated/loaded an image for.
So why/how does the paid for content have artwork on the ipad the exact second I open it over the network, yet the non-paid for content take a few seconds per screen to load it.
Is there something different in how the art work is embeeded, or is it a caching setting ? whats the difference.

Dang You Autocorrect.
You don't saw what size and resolution the embedded artwork is. This could be part of the issue. Artwork on movies you purchase from the iTunes Store is 667x1000 at 72 DPI so if yours is larger than this is could be causing the delay.

Problem with iTunes family sharing payment & app licenses

Hiya,
We're using iTunes family sharing with my wife since iOS8, on our iPhones (4S & 5, both with latest iOS). My account is the "Organizer" and my wife has Parental access (so she can use the same payment method, my credit card).
There are a couple of shared apps we use - I purchased them originally and they are available for her to use via family sharing. Apart from the early days' hiccups with iOS8, we had no issues with this setup, that is, until yesterday. All of a sudden, when trying to access the shared apps, she started to get error messages like "this app is no longer shared with you" and the like.
We tried the following to no avail:
- deleting & re-installing the shared apps
- leaving & re-joining family sharing with her account
- updating the payment method that is attached to my account (effectively my credit card)
When trying to update my payment method, it seemed weird that:
- Apple was asking for the security code of my card (that is OK so far), and when I input that...
- ...Apple stated my card is expired (which is simply not true, it's still more than a year until expiry)
And on top of that I couldn't update nor delete nor add any other payment method, at least on iOS (haven't tried desktop iTunes yet).
By the way, I did a test purchase on my account, and it worked perfectly, so it seems that my card is OK as long as my account is initiating the purchase.
Questions are:
- how can I fix the family sharing issue?
- what's wrong with the payment method checking?
Cheers
Tamas

There are a few reasons why that would be the case. Any apps that you may have purchased and then transfered to her device would need your account information in order to update. Thats why when you go to update it brings up your id. Also make sure to check under settings that she is signed in on the device to her account not yours. You can check this from settings<store<view accout or sign in/out.
Any app you purchased is tied to the account it was purchased on, no matter if it is stored in an itunes library on a computer, a free app or free update.

ITunes Home Sharing No Longer Working Under Lion

Home Sharing is no longer working between Lion and my Apple TV or iPhone. I am able to watch Netflix through my Apple TV (2nd Gen) so I do have connectivity. I have restarted both devices, and updated iTunes to 10.4. Under "Advanced" in iTunes, Home Sharing is turned on. In Preferences in iTunes under Sharing, it says Status: On, no users connected, even though my Apple TV is connected to the network.
Is this problem isolated, or are others experiencing the same issue?

I'm up and running. Spoke with Apple and they had me go to : preferences, network and create a new location. That seems to have reset something. I had to reset all my devices back to my main network that had stopped working. The guest network will not let Home Sharing work, only the main network.
Others have been able to use Home Sharing without clicking "Done" after typing in their password. After you click "Done" the Shared disappears in iTunes.
Apple help people were GREAT!

Issues with iTunes Home Sharing using iPhone 6 Plus

Hi guys,
I'm having problems with streaming music and video on my iPhone 6 plus from my Macbook Pro (mid 2010 model) using iTunes' Home Sharing . I am able to stream without any issues using my iPhone 4S and my Apple TV, however.
I am using iTunes version 12.0.1.26, iOS 8.1.2, and OSX 10.9.5.
Using my 6 plus, I am able to connect to my iTunes library, both music and video. Album art shows up for music but no cover art for the videos. So, all in all, I am able to see the contents of my library.
However, when I try to play songs, a couple things may happen. First, nothing plays for about 10 seconds; then a second or two of the song plays followed by silence again, appearing as if it's buffering. Second thing that may happen is that a second or two plays immediately followed by silence. If I press next to play the next song, what usually happens is that nothing plays, although the song title does appear.
As seen in this video, I don't have any issues with my WIFI connection or internet speed, as demonstrated using the iPhone 4S and Apple TV.
I have no clue as to why this is happening.
Hopefully someone could shed some light with this issue. Please feel free to comment. I'm open to and appreciate any suggestions while Apple tries to find a solution. Thanks.

UPDATE
So, after working with the guys at Apple, they were able to provide a solution. Now I have no problems using Home Sharing with my iPhone 6 Plus!!!
(I should add that I have the Linksys Advanced Dual-Band N Router (E2500))
The issue was fixed by giving one of the wi-fi channels a different name, thus splitting the channels into 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. Then, I connected my iPhone to one channel (2.4 GHz) and my MacBook Pro to the other channel (5GHz). In this configuration, I have had no issues streaming my music and video.
It seems that the problem is some kind of interference between both devices when using the same channel (i.e., when both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channel share the same name).

ITunes File Sharing and Time Machine

Does Time Machine backup the documents in the iTunes File Sharing pane on an iPad? If I deleted an app or file by mistake (or if my iPad crashed), would I be able to recover the file shared documents through Time Machine backups?
Thanks in advance!

Anything actually stored in iTunes, docs, apps, ect, should be backed up. If you are bacing up the iPad to iTunes, those back ups files would be in Time Capsule (although I confess, I've never had to extract one).
As for apps themselves, they can always be redownloaded (both on the iPad and in iTunes on the PC).

ITunes File Sharing under Device/Apps does not add content to my iPhone. Why not?

I have attempted to get iTunes File Sharing:
1. Select your device (in my case an iPhone 4).
2. Click on the Apps tab.
3. Select an application that allows for File Sharing and either drag a document or file into the documents area or use the Add button to get the file added.
4. Click the sync button to sync the content to your device.
I cannot get this to work. I have attempted to uninstall iTunes and all components and have also called Apple Support with no resolution. Has anyone else seen this issue and if so do you have a resolution?
I have tried with multiple applications as well as multiple files with no luck.
Any help is sincerely appreciated.

Hi,
You cannot manually manage music with match turned on on your iOS device. If you want to manage music manually, you will need to turn off match on your iPhone.
Jim

Itunes File Sharing: Adding files doesn't work

Hi,
i have a problem adding files via Itunes File Sharing in Apps. Here's my setup:
Windows 7 64bit, german
Itunes 11.1.5.5, x64, german
Iphone 5s, 32GB, directly attached via USB
several apps with file sharing support (OpenVPN, VLC, Good Reader...)
Now, when i choose one of the apps and click "Add...", i get a file selection dialogue, select a file and click 'ok'... that's it.
Nothing happens. The file is not added to the window.
It's not added to the phone after a sync, so it doesn't seem to be a display problem. But i don't get an error message at
any point, so i'm quite flattered where to start looking for the problem.
Steps so far:
Reinstallation Itunes - no effect
Reinstallation Drivers - no effect
Starting with a new media library - no effect
The only thing suspicious are some bonjour errors in the windows logs. But even with disabled bonjour service the problem persists.
I've searched for this in the forums but didn't find a proper thread/answer for this.
Anyone coming up with an idea? At least where to look for the problem? Is there a log file/command line parameter/deep inside special genius trigger to pull? I'm getting out of options here. :/
Thanks a lot!
Regards from germany,
l0calhost

Problem solved. Complete deinstallation of ITunes, computer restart, telephone restart and finally reinstallation of the app did the trick.
But still, how would you debug a problem like this, when no error message comes up at any point?

I accidentally added two .doc files, they show in iTunes file sharing, but don't show on iPad?

I accidentally added two .doc files by dragging and dropping into itunes, under my device, then the app tab, then file sharing for Adobe Reader, they show in iTunes file sharing window, but don't show on iPad 3, and I cannot delete them on iTunes screen? Please help!

First, I would advise you to apply Tao philosophy to this. Given the dysfunction of most software, if this was just an accidental copy and you don't want them on iPad and they are not showing up anyway, what's the problem? Forget it. It's not worth the hassles. I'm more concerned that you have psychological issues you need to be dealing with, not this. You are making much too unnecessary work and stress for yourself.
As for deleting them, I'm assuming you highlighted them and hit delete and it didn't work. If not, it should. Works for me. But if it doesn't, my advice is also not to worry about it, as annoying as the clutter is. It will eventually resolve itself (like when your data files corrupt or your iPad crashes, LOL. (I apologize for my cynicism but I am fed up with dysfunctional software). It's not worth the hassles of trying to figure out petty issues.
As for me, I have the opposite, and very serious problem. I've got Reader on my iPad too. But I can't move the pdfs out of it and onto my laptop with iTunes' dysfunctional file sharing. I get the error "file cannot be copied because you do not have permission to see its contents." I have hundreds of pdfs on my iPad that I converted from web surfing with other programs that also don't work and I can't get them off the iPad for backup and to have a synced library I can access from both laptop and iPad.
I called iTunes twice and both times they blamed it on the app, saying iTunes file sharing doesn't support third party apps and that I should call Adobe and talk them into writing the code that will work with iTunes. Yeah, right. And Reader is not the only problem. This is happening with iAnnotate and Write PDF and other apps.
I suspect that both of us have the root problem, perhaps Apple's greedy refusal to support the apps that it sells in the app store and are quasi-integrated enough to show up in the file sharing documents list, but can't be moved or deleted; and the apps that don't bother to make their apps fully work with iTunes file sharing.
If anyone has any solutions ......

HT1600 how do i move a purchased film in itunes to shared video so i can see it on apple tv

how do i move a purchased film in itunes to shared videos so it links into apple tv

Well, it really depends on the file format your friends are using to send you the video. iTunes will only play certain formats, think of it as........having a car that only takes premium gasoline. If your friends give you a million gallons of regular gasoline, sure it's gasoline, but it won't work in your car. (That's a bad analogy but it's the best I can come up with).
So, if you open up your mail (are you using the Mail program on your computer, or going to a website such as gmail.com or yahoo.com to access your mail?), you should be able to right click the video and select to download it.
This should download it to your "downloads" folder, it should be on your dock if you didn't remove it. Click it, and select the "More in finder" button at the very top of the "stack". If not, click the "Finder" button on your dock, and on the left click the Downloads tab.
Now, you must find the video. It should have the name of the video with the extension (an example would be...... firstbirthday.mp4). The extension is the ".mp4" part. Yours may be .mov, .mp4, .mkv, .avi, the list goes on and on, but it's very important.
You can try dragging the movie into iTunes (drag it anywhere over where it says Music, Movies, TV Shows, etc.) and it should hopefully turn to a little green bubble with +1. If the extension is not compatible, then, converting will be needed and that's a bit more tricky. It's also a little more tricky to get them to play on your Apple TV unless you use AirPlay.
Let us first know what extension these videos are in and we can go from there.

ITunes Home sharing unavailable in Mountain Lion

iTunes Home sharing isn't working in ML. Mac Pro 2x2.93 quad core (3.2009) and Mac Mini (12.2009).
On Mac pro I don't see the Mini Library on the left, on Mini I see the Pro Library but is impossible to see the content. I had no problems with Lion. I don't have problems with AppleTV. Thanks

I found in this forum that the update of router firmware would resolve the problem. It's right. Thankyou.

I have 2 docs in my iTunes file sharing box but they do not appear on my iPad not

i have 2 docs in my iTunes file sharing box but they do not appear on my iPad. How can I transfer?

Hi RU,
You've stumbled into the Numbers (for Mac) area of Apple Support Communities with a question not related to Numbers.
You'll have a better chance of finding an answer to your iPad question in the Using iPad community. The link will take you there.
Regards,
Barry

Automate itunes file sharing?

I am an iOS developer. I'm developing a Mac-based app to generate data files useful on an iOS app. These will get uploaded using the iTunes file sharing. Currently the only way to do that is by dragging and dropping them into iTunes from the finder. What I'd like to be able to do, is to put them there programmatically, so then when my app 'exports' the file winds up on the iPhone/iPad directly.
I know this is do-able because there is an app called PadSync (which looks awesome by the way), that creates a locally mapped directory, that it keeps in sync with your iDevice, even without iTunes. To date I haven't been able to find any API that would allow my app this kind of direct access, or even an Applescript, or Automator action to drive iTunes to do this.
Does anyone know of a way to automate the upload of files (through the iTunes mechanism if possible, but any ideas are appreciated)?
Thanks,
Dave

Hi Chetan,
No, unfortunately I didn't. I've resign myself to the manual drag and drop, and cross my fingers the filesystem access might get streamlined in a future update. PadSync looks awesome, but I haven't tried it.
Cheers,
D

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