Same Library-Different Computer

I recently received a laptop for my birthday. I want to have my itunes account on my new computer but I don't want to have to start all over in terms of songs and such. Is there anyway to sync my ipod to two computers and have two different libraries or is there anyway to move my library onto my new laptop without purchasing all those songs over again?
-Desperate for help

Personaly, I use the same library on my desktop computer and on my Netbook.
The music files and library are located on my desktop, and I access it on my Netbook with a mapped "network drive" (\\Desktop\Music)
It's really simple. Start iTunes on your laptop while holding the "Shift" key. iTunes will ask you to specify where is located the library you want to use. Browse to your library located on yout desktop computer (Network Places or a mapped network drive), and select it (iTunes library.itl).
You'll be able to sync your iPhone on both machines without having to deal with two libraries and multiple copies of the same music files.

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I have done as suggested ie moving the itunes file to my public folder
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check if you have read & write permissions for your music folder. in the finder, right-click on it and get info. unlock the little padlock (you may have to enter your admin password) and change the permission settings if necessary. next, click on the little gear-shaped icon and apply to enclosed items like so
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I got kind of a unique situation (I think?) that I couldn't find an answer for.
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Question.....
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One Apple ID can be shared for store purchases. On the iPhone go to Settings>Store and put in the ID. Then all the songs purchased with that ID can be downloaded from the iTunes store on the phone.
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If it is moved correctly, playlists will display on both computers and it should be possible.
Close iTunes.
Hold <SHIFT> and launch iTunes.
When prompted to create a new or open an existing iTunes library point iTunes to the iTunesLibrary.itl file on the external drive.
The entire library should now show up with all playlists and playcounts.
Do this on both computers.
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I'm working on a long documentary and I'm new to FCPX (coming from Avid NC and Edius)...I have and external HD where I stored all the media I'm working with (about 1/2T - 1000 clips)...The library (about 100gb) is stored on the internal drive of my iMac and into the iCloud.
Yesterday, I received my new MacBook and today I tried to work on it. I followed this steps: I downloaded from iCloud the same library I was working with, I put it on the same folder (movies) it was stored on my iMac and I connected my external HD with all the media...Results? All the clips where gone and the red missing file warning was all over the place.
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I went back to my iMac and everything worked fine except for a warning about one of my events (the exclamation point) as you can see from this pic:
I tried to relink the file...but no files to be linked popped up in the relink file window....HOW CAN I KNOW what's wrong in that event in order to fix it?
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I checked the Library info and - as you can see in the pic below - there are 43mb of media in my internal HD...is this maybe the problem preventing me from working on different macs? I tried to consolidate everything to the external HD but still the 43mb thing persist in being on the internal HD. How can I find where exactly it is located? How can I move it to the external HD given that the consolidate option isn't working?
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1) Don't know why this is happening. It may have something to do with
I downloaded from iCloud the same library I was working with
I'm not clear what procedure you're using here. Using a cloud for storage might change some file tags. Generally users I think keep the library on the same drive as the media, keeping the library backups on the system. There is no real benefit in keeping the media in a separate location. Often users will keep the library in the same folder as the media. It makes backing up using tools like Carbon Copy Cloner very efficient.
1a) This can be difficult to find as there sometimes is no obvious indicator. It might be a missing element in a compound clip, a missing or altered layer in a graphics file, a missing font, a missing effect. These will show up inside the item involved, but may not be apparent in the browser. A missing transition for instance will not be seen until you skim over the project or try to export it.
2) The 43 MB is a small amount of optimized media. This never prevents relinking. The library is always looking for original media, or proxy media if you're in proxy playback. It never looks for optimized media. If it has it, it uses it, if it doesn't, it uses the original media. If you are using original/optimized playback, you must have the original files. The optimized files are not enough.

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Hi everyone... I have a special case for you... Hopefully, it hasn't been answered before.
Let's say I have my iTunes library on a iMac (in users/music/iTunes). And all my music is stored on an external HD and is kept organised by iTunes.
3-4 times a year I organise parties and play music from my library. Of course I don't want to take my iMac with me, I'd rather use my old MacBook (black edition) which still perfectly works.
Question is: for one night, could I copy my iTunes library files from the iMac to the MacBook (in the users/music/iTunes folder). And simply connect my external HD to the MacBook.
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Question is: for one night, could I copy my iTunes library files from the iMac to the MacBook (in the users/music/iTunes folder).
I'd copy the entire \Music\iTunes\ folder, not just the library file(s) but yes, it should work fine.
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1 copy the \Music\iTunes\ to the external.
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3 Select *Choose library* and select the _iTunes library_ file in the iTunes older on the external.
4 iTunes menu File -> Organize library - Consolidate.
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