Multiple Libraries on a single computer

Is there a command line switch which can be included in the iTunes shortcut to replace using the SHIFT key used to prompt for Creating and/or Selecting from multiple libraries on a single computer?

Sorry.
If you just want to have your iTunes content spread across multiple drives, you can just uncheck the Copy to media folder option in iTunes Preferences> Advanced

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I have multiple libraries on the SAME computer.

I have multiple libraries on the SAME computer. How can I share these libraries? I do not see the SHARED tab when i open iTunes. Where is this tab?

home sharing works between two or more computers on the same LAN.
if you're talking about libraries on multiple user accounts on the same computer, peruse how to share music between different accounts on a single computer.
if you mean you're working with multiple libraries on the same user account, check out PowerTunes or iTunes Library Manager.

TS2972 I have multiple libraries on the "same computer" with two different desktops, can't I share between two libraries on the same computer?

I'm trying to use home sharing to share content between libraries so some of the combined content in a given library, can be synced to an ipad. Instad of having mulitple computers, i have multiple libraries on the same computer using two desktops. How do I share within the same computer?

iTunes must be running for home sharing to work. There is no way to have home sharing running simultaniously for two users on the same computer.
Simply add the media files using File > Add File/Folder option in iTunes.

How do I transfer songs from my daughters itunes library onto my ipod? We both have itunes libraries on a single computer running Windows Vista

How do I transfer songs from my daughters itunes library onto my ipod? We both have itunes libraries on a single computer running Windows Vista

Your question has probaby been answered already because it was posted a month ago but anyways what you do is you plug your phone into your computer. Next you want to open iTunes and click on File. Then you go down to "Transfer Purchases from *your name* iPhone". Then just wait for it to sync and you should be good.

Can you have multiple libraries on a single iPod?

Can you have multiple libraries on a single iPod?

Yes. This explains how >
Using iPad or iPod with Multiple Computers: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1202
Note: You cannot load music from multiple computers or iTunes libraries onto iPod shuffle and iPhone like you can with other devices.

What isa the best way to reorganize my photos from multiple libraries to a single library

I need to reorganize my photos from multiple libraries to a single library. What is the best way to do this?

The only way to do this while preserving all your metadata, versions and so on is with the paid version ($20) of
iPhoto Library Manager

Multiple iTunes users on single computer

First, I would like to point out that I am sonehwat comp savvy but not an expert. Here is my deal..my son and I each have an ipod and we both use iTunes. I am trying to find a way to have a single iTunes library that either of us can access taht will hold all of our music. I have been using iTunes longer and initially gave him access to my library by copy the link and the xml files to his iTunes. The librayr is intended to reside on my external Maxtor Hard Drive. Now however, when either of us updates our libray, the other doesn't get updated automatically. Can someone give me proven, specific instructions on how to achieve my single, synched library goal? Thank you. I hope that isn't too wordy or selfish sounding.
Gateway PC Windows XP Pro Maxtor External HD

These links should help:
Natalie Beresford: Multiple iPods/iTunes Installations
How to use multiple iPods with one computer
How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
Also See: How to Transfer Music Between the Computer and iPod
The iPod offers three ways to transfer music from your computer. You can select one of the following update modes from the iPod Preferences menu in iTunes (Edit=>Preferences=>'iPod' tab):
1) Automatically update all songs and playlists. This is the default mode, in which your entire music library, including playlists, is automatically synced to your iPod. If the music library on your computer exceeds the iPod storage capacity, you are prompted to select a different update method.
2) Automatically update selected playlists only. With this option, iTunes automatically copies the playlists you have selected to the iPod when you connect it to the computer.
3) Manually manage songs and playlists. You can also choose to transfer music to the iPod manually. This allows you to drag and drop individual songs and playlists from iTunes to the iPod.

Multiple users on a single computer/synching device to more than one iTunes

Sorry if this has been asked before -- seems like it would be a common question. Our family has three iTunes users, and we each run off our own laptop, but there's a lot of overlap in the library and it's a huge waste of disk space. I'd like to achieve two things:
1. Have a single copy of a music file even if it's in all three libraries
2. Avoid having to go into three separate iTunes accounts to add new music to each one -- I just want to add it once and have it available to all three users
So can I do this: have a new iTunes account on the central desk computer, and have that iTunes hold all our music. Everybody maintains their own playlists on that one central iTunes. If we sync our iPhones/iPods to that computer, we just sync music, and we pick up our playlists. If we sync to our laptops, we sync podcasts and so on and don't sync music because there won't be music on those laptops. Will that work? Or can I not sync my iPhone to more than one iTunes?
Thanks for any help
Mike

Welcome to AD!
Here is an article on using multiple ipods. I suggest method 1 and steer clear of method 3.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
For your point #1, sharing music on same PC between users, put it in a shared library & set permissions as directed here
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203
For #2, itunes doesn't have the capability to monitor folders for new content. You'll need to get something like the free program 'itunes folder watch'.

Multiple IMAQ version on single computer

I have a number of cameras that I work with - mostly CameraLink, but one LVDS. I'd like to be able to develop and test these from one machine, but there is a bug in more recent versions of IMAQ that cause the camera data to be delayed and/or shifted (I found this out through e-mail correspondance with one of NI's support people). For the CameraLink, I'd like to use the most recent version of IMAQ. What would be the best way to have both version accessible on one computer? Can I install them to different user accounts, so they are only accessible to a single user? Would the only way to do this be to dual-boot?
Thanks,
Gard
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Try to install them on different user accounts in single boot system.
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Firefox issues with multiple users on a single computer.

I have an issue with Firefox and multiple users on my computer. There are two users setup and I'm running Win7 Ultimate x64. When the other user logs in, my settings in Firefox get screwed up somehow. Even if that user does not open Firefox.
Examples of problems this causes:
Gmail - Cannot load the standard interface, however it will load the HTML only interface.
Facebook - Cannot post anything.
vBulletin Forums - Some forums will no longer normally load - a text-only version loads as if I was browsing from a mobile device.
There may be other issues, but these are the main ones. If I clear my cookies, cache and browsing and download history, then restart Firefox, everything works again.
This seems to happen most often when the other user logs in, and uses Firefox to log on to their Gmail account.
How can I fix this?

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.<br />
See [[Basic Troubleshooting#Make_a_new_profile|Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile]]
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins"
If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile (be careful not to copy corrupted files)
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

What about multiple users of a single computer?

My husband and I both use the same home PC, and each of us has our own DroidX mobile phone. I know that we can set up separate profiles within Firefox on the PC. Is there a way to set up the Sync so that each of us only receives our own profile on our mobile device? (I hope this makes sense...)

I have a Windows account with two profiles under the same ID. One is synced and the other is not. So, it seems, that syncing is between profiles and the answer to your question it YES -- but I haven't tried it.
What I have tried is having TWO IDs on the same PC, each has its own sync (with other PCs and the other ID).

Multiple ipods on single computer?

Can I manage 2 ipods on a single computer? My wife wants one now . . . Are there any gotchas? Things to know before I buy the 2nd one?
wayne

That delt with one iPod and multiple computers. Though there are some hints there that might be helpful.
Anyone using multiple iPods with a single computer/music library?
wayne
HP Windows XP

Multiple users on single computer

We're helping a church train their volunteers to use
Contribute. In their small computer lab, volunteers will edit their
particular directories/pages. We can easily create keys for each of
them with their specific allowed directories - can multiple users
share a single computer and let us achieve limited access for each
user? How do we set up Contribute or the connection key to demand a
user log-on? This church has no publishing server. Is this
possible?

I don't think so because Contribute does this weird thing
where it stores sftp / ftp information in your registry key
(encrypted) and then regardless of what you enter when it prompts
you to enter that data it still uses whatever was first stored for
that domain in your registry. So if anyone ever opts to "save" the
login information, ever, then it's set until you clear your
registry key chain. (annoying)
It would be possible if you made each computer specific to
role, like all roles that use this computer uses a sftp / ftp
information that is on the same level.
Long story short, you can do this, but it might cause
problems when users don't understand why they can't do things they
normally could do (sftp information was saved as a lower level
user) or a low level access user who has privledges they should not
have (sftp information was saved as a high level user).

Multiple users on single computer mounting same RAID drive

Hi I'm a newbie:)
I have multiple users on a single computer which need to mount the same RAID drive on a different networked computer. I have no problem making the mounts, the only thing is that when each user makes its mount the drive appears multiple times when doing an ls /Volumes. Ie, the first user mounts sparkle and it appears as sparkle. The second user mounts sparkle and it appears as sparkle-1. The third user mounts sparkle and it appears as sparkle-2. In the finder they all show up as just plain sparkle, but for running scripts, the hyphen-# screws things up. Does anyone know of a way to have the same drive mounted without the hyphen-#s?
Many thanks!
Megan

What kind of scripts? I don't think there's any way around the naming problem, but you could use regular expressions. I don't see why sparkle* shouldn't do the trick, or add sparkle-[0-9$] to whatever constuct you have.

Multiple ipods belonging to multiple family members on one computer

How do I keep my family's libraries separate on one computer. I have been checking and unchecking songs each time I sync one of my children's ipods. It is driving me nuts. There has got to be a better way. My husbands library alone so far is 1300 songs. HELP!

When the iPods belong to different people, there are basically three ways of using multiple iPods on a computer and these involve:
a) Sharing a single iTunes library
b) Creating Multiple Libraries in a single user account
c) Creating multiple user accounts.
Note: When you are sharing an iTunes library, you don't have to set each iPod to update in the same manner, you can mix and match from the options below as each iPod has it's own update settings
Sharing a Library and/or User Account
If you want to share the one library, you can set either or all of the iPods so that they only get updated with only certain playlists (you can update from more than one if you wish): iPod - Syncing Music
Choosing the update option "Sync Music - Selected playlists" allows you to create a playlist specifically for the iPod and drag the tracks you want into it. If you tire of the list and want to change it, you just add or remove the songs you don't want. The ones you take out out remain in the library to be used some other time if you choose. You can read more about playlists at these links:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
Or you can choose to update any or all of the iPods manually and just drag whatever content you want to them: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
Loading the iPod shuffle differs slightly but it can still be used with the others, for details have a look at this page: Adding songs to iPod shuffle - Windows
Multiple Libraries
It's also possible to have multiple libraries in a single account. To create or access a second (or more) library, hold down the Shift key in Windows 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. This can prove tricky when using multiple iPods, if you don't use the keyboard command you can risk syncing to the wrong library: Using multiple iTunes libraries -Windows
Separate User Accounts
Another option is to create a separate User account for each person on your PC or Mac. Different accounts by definition would give you completely separate libraries. Each account has it's own iTunes folder, Library and iTunes Music folder and you load it with CDs etc just as you did with your original one. The iPod can be set to update however the owner chooses, sync all, manual or sync specific playlists
I don't use Windows so I can't give you a step by step on that one, however I can point you to another web page which should help you out. You can read about Windows user accounts here:
Using Windows XP User Accounts
Create A New User Account In Vista

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