Separate 2 libraries in 1 account

Hi there,
I have one account, with which I buy music for me and my partner, I have set up 2 libraries one each. The trouble I am having is that even though I have these 2 libraries, itunes will not separate the media, ie. I don't care for tina turner, so don't want it in my library, but it will show in both libraries. I have moved it to separate folders, ie. library a and library b and pointed to each library from each libraries preferences but it still opens with both libraries media in both libraries. So basically all I want is 1 account, 2 libraries (with media separated), itunes website appears to be pretty much useless when trying to get information you need so I am hoping that someone here might be able to help.
P.S. I am using Win 7

blobbby wrote:
Hi there,
I have one account, with which I buy music for me and my partner, I have set up 2 libraries one each. The trouble I am having is that even though I have these 2 libraries, itunes will not separate the media, ie. I don't care for tina turner, so don't want it in my library, but it will show in both libraries. I have moved it to separate folders, ie. library a and library b and pointed to each library from each libraries preferences but it still opens with both libraries media in both libraries. So basically all I want is 1 account, 2 libraries (with media separated), itunes website appears to be pretty much useless when trying to get information you need so I am hoping that someone here might be able to help.
P.S. I am using Win 7
As Drew suggests, start a new Windows user account for one of you.
Copy the entire iTunes folder into the new account.
The partner can go thru their copy and delete what they don't want. And you go thru yours and delete Tina Turner and whatever else you don't want.
Going forward, you can each use your own library in your own user account, and add/delete whatever music you want, independently of the other.

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