Partial home sharing issue between 3 devices...

i have an old mac computer, an iPad and new macbook pro. I activated home sharing but only the music from my old computer is on the new one, so everything i bought on my iPad recently is not shared. How can I update a central library and access my ipad and old computer music so I can share all on each device?

Hi luneymoo,
If you are having issues setting up Home Sharing across all devices, you may find the following article helpful:
Apple Support: Troubleshooting Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2972
In particular, you may want to verify that all of the content was purchased under the same Apple ID:
Apple Support: Recovering a forgotten iTunes Store account name
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1920
Regards,
- Brenden

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