Merging iTunes Libraries with iCloud

I have two iMacs ( Mavericks), sharing the same customer account. Each iMac has it's
own iTunes library. I'd like to merge the two libraries so they appear the same on both iMacs.
Is that doable? Also, if that can be done, can iCloud keep iTunes synced on both Macs going
forward as I add new music?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Lenny.

Until I tunes match comes out it does not matter. I cloud is for e mail, contacts, and calendars. Your I cloud ID MUST be an @me.com ID.

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I have multiple macs with different iTunes libraries, and I don't want to blend them. What do I need to know/do before setting up and using iCloud? I don't mind choosing one library for use with iCloud, but I don't want to disturb the other libraries - although I do want to continue to sync calendars, address book, etc. on each computer. Can I have more than one computer having the same iTunes library?
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Until I tunes match comes out it does not matter. I cloud is for e mail, contacts, and calendars. Your I cloud ID MUST be an @me.com ID.

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how can I merge all of my iTunes libraries with my wife and kids so we can all share the music?
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Welcome to the Apple Community.
You can't merge accounts.
You can however share or import content from another library/account using homesharing.

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Why are you posting a second thread with the same question. This one isn't any clearer than your first post.
What do you mean "merge itunes libraries from two separate accounts"? You have an iPod listed. Are you talking about getting music from two separate iTunes libraries on two separate computers? Are you talking about getting iTunes purchased music on a single iPod from two separate Apple/iTunes IDs?
What is it that you are wanting to do? If you do not take the time to explain what it is you are wanting to accomplish, then you are not going to get the information you need to do it. We are not mind readers.
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I'm not sure where to post this, so I'll try here. I'm trying to create a script to backup my laptop's (smaller and ever changing) itunes library to a server that has all my music on it. i've looked everywhere for this answer online and can't find anything.
the problem is, I can easily rsync the laptop's library to the server, without deleting, so that I have essentially merged whatever new purchases I've made on my laptop into the archival library on the server. . . creating an ever growing music backup on the server. However, how does the itunes library on the server know to add these new tunes to its itunes library file? I know I could go in and drag the server's itunes music folder into the server's itunes app, and the merged songs would then be added to the library xml file, but i was wondering if there was a way to automate that process as well... (in rsync or otherwise)...
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I just purchased a new macbook and I want to sell my older macs. I have two, each with its own iTunes libraries (and associated files). These libraries are highly redundant, but not identical.
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Unfortunately, no, it is hard to somehow automerge a couple libraries and avoid duplicates. iTunes is very stupid in that it is no able to determine duplicate files and so treats all files the same and adds them all. Which is good because you don't want iTunes determining three tracks are the same song because they have the same artist and song title and throwing two in the trash when in fact one was a studio version, another a live version and the other an alternate outtake version. You would make a lot of people angry doing that.
So, iTunes leaves determining if tracks are duplicates up to the user. You can use the command to show duplicates, but that is only to help you determine which songs MIGHT be duplicates and leaves it up to you to make that determination.
Therefore, when adding tracks, like from other libraries, iTunes does not make any attempt to determine, warn, let alone restrict duplicate tracks.
About the only thing I can think of to help is to go into the libraries of the computers you are getting rid of and manually deleting stuff you know are duplicates. For example, on your main library you see you have 8 albums by U2. Go delete those albums from the other libraries. Repeat as necessary to at least get them other libraries reduced considerably. Then it will be much easier to try and determine where they are different to grab the different things to put into the main computer's library.
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My kids used to have a a Windows PC but it died. I bought a new iMac for myself and I am passing down my G4 iMac to the kids. On the windows PC, they each had their own log in, so they each had to have a separate iTunes library. Additionally, they each have their own iTunes account. I have managed to get all of the info from the PC transferred to the iMac. It is all in a separate folder waiting for me to intergrate it into the different programs on the iMac.
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b)If we can merge the accounts into one library, would we be able to listen to and to share all of the music in the libray or would we need to sign in and out of the indiviual accounts?
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Thanks!
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RussKendall wrote:
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