Separating two iTunes accounts on the same computer

I just got an iPad, and my son has all of his iTunes stuff on my computer.  How do I keep our music separate?

The easiest way is to have a separate user account on the computer, from which you can log into iTunes with your AppleID.   Unlicensed content can be shared by both accounts.
One caveat, you can only re-download, auto-download, or use Match for one AppleID per computer, and this can only change every 90 days.

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