Sharing a WD Elements drive

I have three macs connected wirelessly with an ABS (the newer flat one) and I have a printer connected to it as well.
I would like to connect a WD Elements 400 Gb ext drive but there is only one USB port on the base station, already used by the printer. Should I get some sort of USB hub or would that lead to problems?
From time to time the Base station drops my canon printer and I would hate for that to happen with the ext HD as well.
Thanks for any help.

Is this one of their "network" drives (aka, a NAS device), or a regular external HD connected to the iMac or an Airport or ??, that you're backing-up to over a network, or ??
How is it formatted?
How is it connected?
You say the iMac is doing a lengthy full backup; what is/has the Powerbook done?
How much data is on each Mac, and how big is the destination?

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Yes you can go to > Music > iTunes folder and copy the whole iTunes folder and drag the folder to your external and then on the new Mac click and highlight the iTunes folder and then in iTunes click on the button at the top (add folder to library) and you should see all your songs transfer from the external to the Mac and all songs start filling up in your iTunes library on the Mac.
This is the easiest method all songs and other media such as songs, movies, apps will be transferred over however you may not be able to keep ratings & last played counts using this method.
To keep all metadata including ratings & play count use the Apple method exclusively for this if you have to have your metadata, play counts and ratings saved.
I used scenario one above because it one of the simplest methods and I was just satisfied enough just to transfer all media over.

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I have my time capsule set and running now for a few weeks. I have an external hard drive which want to connect it to TC and share it over the network.
I connected the HD to the TC and restarted the machine. But I'm not sure why is not showing the HD.
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# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...
root = administrator admin
nobody = guest pcguest smbguest
adoddi = adoddi
lcmHosts File :
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Hi,
To clarify a couple of things:
1- "reverse-route" does not have anything to do with this issue, the problem relies on the Windows 7 machine.
2- Do you connect with an Admin account (Windows admin)?
3- Do you run the VPN client as an administrator?
4- Have you tried to disable any AV or software protection on the machine (just for testing).?
Let me know.
Portu.
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Message was edited by: Javier Portuguez

2 Macs sharing an external hard drive, but can't see each other's music

We bought a 300GB Lacie external hard drive, and pointed each Mac's iTunes to the same folder on that drive. Then the computer asked to "consolidate," which means copying all the music on each to that shared folder--which is great so far. But then in iTunes one Mac can only see the music it copied to that folder, and the other can only see the music it copied over. If I go into Finder, I can see both of our music, but in iTunes, no. There is some purchased iTunes music, but mostly just our own CDs.
What happened, and what can I do? Thanks!

Each computer (actually, each user account on each computer) has its own iTunes Library, which is a directory file. Moving computer A's music files to the new hard drive resulted in the Library file being updated to show the new location of the music that already was part of the Library. Moving computer B's files to that same location didn't affect computer A's iTunes Library file.
On each computer, you'll need to use the Add to Library command (or do the equivalent by dragging music folders from the Finder onto the Library icon in the Source panel of iTunes) to get all the music into your Libraries.
If the Copy files to iTunes Music Folder when adding to Library preference is ON (under Advanced\General of iTunes Preferences), then when you add music to your library, those files will be copied to the location in iTunes Music Folder location, if they're not already there. You may want to check these settings to make sure you won't end up with extra copies of music files in locations you hadn't intended.
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I have seen many posts about creating shared iTunes libraries on external drives with many different configurations, but mostly with pre-existing libraries. My question is creating the library from scratch. The purpose is obviously to share songs among several computers AND only have one copy of a song as to not take up unnecessary disk space on several computers.
All of our songs are on an external USB hard-drive attached to Airport Xtreme. Every song is in album folder, and every album folder is in an artist folder (very organized). All the artist folders (with their album and then song contents) are in a root folder called "Songs" on the external hard-drive.
We have upgraded our three Macs (iMac, MBP and MacMini) to Leopard and deleted all iTunes folders on each local hard drive (there was nothing in them anyway). We now want to create ONE iTunes folder on the hard drive so that each computer can access it. What are the steps? Here is what I "think" I've learned here on the postings with my questions:
1) First I opened iTunes on my first, main computer (iMac) and went into "Preferences" to change the iTunes music folder to [Ext HD]:iTunes:iTunes Music. The option, "Copy to music folder..." is deselected. (This will also be done on the other computers).
2) Now what to do? I could just move all of my song artist folders with their album subfolders and music files inside them, into the "iTunes Music" folder. But then what do I click to get iTunes to see all the songs and put them in its database? The other option is click "Add to Library" - but then don't I have to select all the individual songs? (I actually tried the latter method and it kept crashing). Can I just move all the folders into [Ext HD}:iTunes:iTunes Music folder and click something to get it to create its database based on all the music files that are now in its subfolders?
3) Next step. I have seen many people write that they then create an "Alias" and put the Alias in their "Music" folder on their LOCAL, computer's hard drive. Could someone now explicitly, step-by-step, describe how this is done? I assume I go to the external hard drive. Am I creating an alias of the entire "iTunes" folder, or of the "iTunes Music" subfolder, or of the library file??? Please answer this specifically.
So now I have "XXX alias" that I copy to my local, computer's hard drive and put it on my desktop. I take out the "....alias" word, and drag it to my local "Music" folder. It asks me to replace the existing folder/file, and I say yes. Correct? And then I do this on all three computers, correct?
4) Finally, after I've done all of this, I still have the following functionality questions -
4a) When we now add to the library, either from a CD or online purchase, ONE copy of the music should go in the "iTunes Music" folder on the external drive, correct?
4b) This system means that all three computers MUST have the same iTunes library, playlists, etc, correct? The downside of this system is that you cannot personalize libraries for each computer and just share the actual music files, correct? (If so, is there another process [steps 1-4 above] that results in a more customizable system where *ONLY ONE COPY* of the actual song file is shared?)
Sorry for the length of the message, and the questions. Truly I have read all the postings but was unable to map out my plan before I go and creating, finally, this one set of music that we can share. In advance, thank you all for your help.

I was afraid you'd say that, because I'm a long time Mac guy and I don't have the perfect answer. Have you ever messed with remote desktop? That'd seem to give her full access and control, something I personally wouldn't do, although it may work for you.
Another thought came to me that might work: copy over the complete library to her machine, and then when you do another major shoot, create a new catalog, edit, etc.and then import as catalog to you main one while sending her the new one.
I am sure there are more elegant solutions, but these are a couple of ways.

2 user accounts, 2 itunes libraries, 1 shared media folder - external drive

Hi--
I've researched this to death, and have not found any answers.
So my wife and I each have individual
- Apple IDs
- user accounts on a shared mac
- itunes libraries (in our user/music folders)
We have one massive 500 GB media folder on a non-startup drive, that I'd like to be the source for the actual music in our respective itunes libraries. I've pointed the the "iTunes media location" (under Prefs > Advanced) at this folder repeatedly.
The media in that huge folder does not show up in my wife's itunes. It is too big to be moved to the startup drive to store in Users/Shared or Public.
I have tried alias and symlinking to no avail. I believe it may have to do with permissions and have downloaded Batchmod but am unclear what I should set the permissions on
Also I assume this has nothing to do with File Sharing?
Somebody out there must have gotten this to work...
Thanks for all advice!

Chris - again many thanks. I think I am 95% sure I'm understanding.
As you've laid it out below, if either one of us rips a CD in our individual accounts, the actual MP3s (or AACs) WILL be added to the giant itunes media library on the external.
HOWEVER, those newly ripped songs will ONLY appear in the account of the person who did the ripping. So the only workaround is to periodically "re-add" the entire giant media folder to each person's library? (assuming this won't create duplicates)
Chris CA wrote:
redzep wrote:
Chris, Thanks so much for your prompt and helpful reply. Just to clarify:
1) I need to "add to library" and select the entire 500 gb media folder
Yes.
Mkae sure iTunes prefs > Advanced - iTunes media folder location is pointed to the iTunes media folder on the external.
BUT make sure that
"Copy file to iTunes Media folder when adding to library" is UNCHECKED, right?\
This should be checked so when either of you adds antyhthong, it will get copied to the iTunes media folder on the external.
If the other adds something to their library by selecting something already in iTunes media folder, it will not get copied there again.
Then she should see the same music, be able to drag/drop to her iphone, make her own playlists etc. right?
Yes.
The iTunes library,itl file (tells iTunes where everything is, what the playlists are, ratings, etc.) is in the /Music/iTunes/ folder on your internal.
2) But if either one of us adds some music, it will not dynamically update in the other one's itunes? Does this apply to both music ripped from CD as well as itunes purchases (from our respective accounts?)
Correct. it will not update the other person's library.
This applies to everything.

Accessing shared windows CD/DVD drive on Mac

I can access shared CD's on my Windows XP (home) laptop via my Mac over a network connection. However, I cannot seem to access Audio CDs, I can see the contents of the CD but cannot play the CD...... is this possible? What I'd like to do is import a CD into iTunes but when I "Add to Library" in iTunes nothing happens, any ideas please?
My CD drive is no longer functioning on my iMac.

OK, I've tried this but it doesn't work.
Looks like it isn't going to work at all.

Sharing a PC hard drive with my Macbook?`

Here's what my problem is:
I have a Macbook (OSX Tiger) with only 20 or so GB's of free space, and a PC (Win XP) with 127 GB's of free space. Both computers are connected to the internet with my Airport Extreme base station (PC is wired, Macbook is wireless). I have quite a bit of movies and music, and I would like to be able to move the movies (They don't have DRM's) to the PC's hard drive so that I can still access and watch them at home, but free up space on my hard drive. I know I can buy an external hard drive, but I don't want to spend the money, and burning them as data files to DVD's seems inefficient, since I download a couple of new movies every week.
Here's how far I've gotten:
My Macbook recognizes the Windows HD, and the C Drive on the PC is set to share with other users on the network, and allow them to change files. I have a folder on the C Drive that is labeled so I can store my Mac files in it, also with the same sharing settings. On my Mac, Personal File Sharing and Windows File Sharing are both enabled in both the Services and Firewall tabs of System Preferences> Sharing.
Here's what's throwing me for a loop:
When I drag a file on my Mac onto the PC's hard drive and into my special folder, my Mac gives me a message that says "The operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items." This happens even if I created the file myself.
I'm stuck on what else to do. I don't know if I am getting the message because my PC's setting aren't correct, or because my Mac settings aren't correct. Thanks for any help, and please reply if any clarifications are needed.

Of course, I don't think you made it up.
However, I do not use third party software and I am able to read, change, and discard whatever I want in the NTFS formatted drive from my PPC mac. In fact, I just tested it. I went into my C drive on the PC through my Mac and opened up a word document. Made changes to it and saved it. I went to my PC and made sure the changes had been made and they had. So...unless I am using third party software without my knowledge and I'm not since I am only one with access to either computer, it can be done!
Now if I could just figure out how to print to a printer hooked up to XP, I would be a happy camper!

Itunes sharing with Photoshop Elements?

I have Photoshop Elements 9 on Windows 7.
My wife has an iPad 2. I'm getting an iPad 3.
When I set up iTunes syncing for my wife's iPad I created a folder of some special
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I'm the photographer and PSE user in the house.
For my iPad I'd like to be able to share more of my PSE images.
I have about 8,000 and 32GB of images in PSE.
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So I don't have a lot of albums. But I can find any picture by selecting the right keyword tags.
My understanding is that PSE stores the tag information back into the actual image.
I saw in iTunes on my Windows PC that there is a selection under Photos for Sharing with Photoshop.
What are my options there? For my new iPad. I think my wife's is ok as it is.
What I'd really like is to get a lot of the images from PSE onto my iPad.
And have that same keyword selection ability on the iPad so that I can find pictures easily.
If there is a better way to do that than through iTunes syncing then I'm open to that as well.
Thanks for any thoughts or advice. We love these iPads!

While I haven't heard a solution to posts I've made to both Adobe and iTunes sites, I have found a manual workaround.
The catalog files that iTunes uses are of the format "catalog.pseXdb".
In my case, the new catalog is "catalog.pse13db" and the old is "catalog.pse9db". These files are found in catalog folders like: C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Elements Organizer\Catalogs\Elements 9 Catalog
With iTunes and PSE closed,
1) copy the catalog.pse13db file to the "Elements 9 Catalog folder.
2) rename the old catalog.pse9db file to keep it and deactivate it
3) rename catalog.pse13db to catalog.pse9db
iTunes will continue to use the older catalog file, but it now has new catalog contents. The manual part is that this will need to be done prior to each time you want to sync new catalog content to your devices.
Somewhere around PSE version 7, the catalog file format changed, so this technique may not work for upgrades from about v7 upward.

Sharing an external hard drive

I have 3 systems (2 minis running Tiger and 1 G4 running OS9) networked through a D-Link DI-524 router. I also have a LaCie 160GB external hdd on one of the minis. I would like to know how to configure things so that the external LaCie drive is visible and easily accessible to all 3 systems.

Start by setting up file sharing on all three Macs.
On the Mac running MacOS 9.x you must also:
1. Open the File Sharing control panel.
2. Click the checkbox to enable the "Enable File Sharing clients to connect over TCP/IP" option. (Your computer must already be set up on a TCP/IP network.)
3. Close the File Sharing control panel.
... as well has having Appletalk enabled (in the Appletalk control panel).
Then use the free application SharePoints to make the external hard drive accessible to all networked Macs.

Accessing Windows shared printer, no GIMP driver for Canon iP3000. Options?

I checked a few pages worth of threads but couldn't find a solution to my problem.
Finally accessing my Windows shared printer. I have a Canon iP3000 and it doesn't print when I use the generic driver. I tried selecting the GIMP "Canon BJC 3000" driver but the prints end up shrunken to about a quarter of the paper size (8.5"x11"), my paper was set up and configured correctly. Any options for correcting this?
I had planned on connecting the printer to my MacBook Pro but all the support I could find was for sharing from Windows, so if anyone knows a good resource for such a setup, that'd help too.

There are new versions of Gimp-Print, now called Gutenprint, coming out on a regular basis. Check if the latest has your model:
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3
To share from a Mac:
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3012.html

Sharing an Attached USB drive on Network

I have an intel Mac Mini on a network. I would like other machines in the same subnet to see the Mini Pal USB drive I have attached to it. All I have managed to access from the other PCs is the main drive via the home folder.
This is trivially easy to do this on my XP machine. Am I just dense or is it not possible on the Mac?
Thanks for any guidance you can lend.
- Dave -

I hate mysteries, so sooner or later I'd like to find out how to set those attributes "manually".
Sharepoints is a GUI and you can see how it manipulates the netinfo database when adding new sharepoints.
You can also see what it writes to the windows sharing config file /etc/smb.conf
This will give you an understanding of how to this manually. However it is by far easier just to use sharepoints. Or if you invest in professional server software you can use the workgroup manager.
BTW could you mark this thread as solved as it helps other users who search the forum find specific answers. Thanks.

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