New computer user account

I just made a new computer user account, and i want to move all of my itunes library from the old one to the new one. Is this possible?/ if so, how

Assuming you use the iTunes default settings where iTunes copied added items to your iTunes folder and organizes your library (meaning - everything is all self contained in the iTunes folder), then all you have to do is drag & drop your iTunes folder (not just the iTunes Music folder you find inside the iTunes folder) to a shared folder.
Then in the new user account either open the library directly from that location using these instructions...
How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304447
or move it to overwrite the iTunes folder created in the new user account and when you open iTunes it hopefully will open the old library automatically. If not, then use the instructions above again to point to it.
If you leave it in the shared folder, you can access the same library from either user account. Again you might have to use the above instructions to get them both pointed to the same location, but once you point them there, you won't need to do it anymore.
Patrick

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