Shared Music

Why can't I see the 'shared' folder in the left hand pane within iTunes? I have made sure all folders are shared etc but I still cannot see anything.
Any suggestions please

Hi
If you are referring to Home Sharing rather than shared libraries (similar but slightly different functions) then yes you must use the same Apple ID, be in the same local network and have iTunes running in both machines for it to work. See the following article to make sure you are setting it up correctly
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3819
Hope that's helpful.

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