Sharing library on imac

Question

This is so aggravating. I read a bunch of posts but i cant figure out how to put my itunes library in the users/shared folder then get access to it from mine and my wife's user accounts. I went into itunes preferences/advanced/general settings to the music folder location but it wont let me select where it is. It only gives me the option to open it.

Answer 1

I went into itunes preferences/advanced/general settings to the music folder location but it wont let me select where it is. It only gives me the option to open it.
When you click on Change..., you go to where you want the music folder to be.
This will create a new music folder.
A few steps but all music will be available to all users.
Do this...
Quit iTunes.
Drag your entire iTunes folder from /Username/Music to /Users/Shared.
Log out.
Log in on your Wife's account.
Click on the iTunes icon to start it, then immediately press an hold the Option key.
iTunes will ask to Create new library or Choose existing library. Select Choose existing library.
Select the iTunes library file in the iTunes folder in /Users/Shared.
iTunes will open and all the music in your account will be there.
Now, go to iTunes prefs -> Advanced -> Importing.
Make sure Copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library is ticked.
Go to File -> Add to library and select the iTunes music folder in /Wife's username/Music/iTunes. This will add all the music in her account.
When done, quit iTunes.
Go to /Wife's username/Music and drag the iTunes folder to the trash. Do NOT empty the trash yet.
Restart iTunes normally (don't hold Option).
Everything should be there.
Quit iTunes and log out of her account.
Log into your account, start iTunes normally and all music should bet there.
Quit iTunes and go back into her account and make sure iTunes works okay. If it does, empty the trash.