Multiple accounts with the same iTunes???
I'm looking at getting my wife the iPod Nano. I have the iPod 20GB Color Display. If she has the iPod Nano does iTunes allow you to have two separate accounts within the same iTunes so you we have our own sets of music? Or would we have to have two separate iTune accounts loaded on two different computers?
I'm looking at transferring all of my music to an external harddrive so maybe my wife can have hers all on the laptop. Not sure what's the best thing to do. Anyone had experience with this?
Thanks.
There's several ways to do it
How to use multiple iPods with one computer
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432
Using iPod with multiple computers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61675
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dalrmi.dalrmi wrote:
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Abhishek Jolly -
ok so i changed my apple id on my phone because i made a new email for myself and the email i was using was my parents. after changing my i apple id on my phone my mom trys to purchase something on itunes, note that the itunes account is under my parents email. but when she put in the password it wouldnt take it. so i resent the password the email and created a new one. and the password still didnt work. ive done that more then once. getting frustared i created a new account with the same address but it didnt transfer the itunes money. so my question is how can i get the password for the 1st account or am i just out of luck with the itunes money?
Antaeus00 wrote:
I tried sending a request for help,
But did you succeeed in sending a request for help?
Did you receive a response? How long has it been since you sent a request?
but I need someone with more authority to talk to.
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http://www.stolen-property.com/report-stolen-ipad.php
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