Sharing Music among family members

I want to know if there is a way to share music among family members, other than the share music function in preferences, who use the same Mac but signed in under different accounts?
My wife, daughter, and my self have different user accounts set up on the same Mac. I would like us all to share the same Music Library in order to save harddrive space. As it is now we each have a different library, which we can listen to music with the sharing function in preference. But I want one common Library that we can all access all our music through our individual accounts and be able to add music to each of our iPods though our accounts. I hope I made my self clear enough.
  Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

John hello,
to add a bit more to what macmenno has told you... here is an interesting variation that gives you great freedom of choice but still only one data library base....
Pynestar and TP on multi users
TP

Similar Messages

  • Family Sharing Calendar not "sharing" events among family members

    Hi,
    I'm hoping someone has a similar issue and can shed some light.
    I've setup a Family with myself as the organizer.
    We have 2 iMacs, 1 MacBook Pro, 3 iPhones, and 3 iPads used by my three family members.
    The "Family" calendar now shows up on all devices but events made on a single device are not showing on any of the other devices.
    I've read all I can find and it appears to me that the "Family" shared calendar should sync across all family members without the need to "share" the calendar as we did in the past.
    Can anyone confirm that is the case?
    As a quick fix I simply "shared" the Family calendar (using email address's of the family members) and it is working, but this is essentially the same way we used to share a calendar.  Just doesn't seem to make sense to me.
    Thanks in advance for any insight!
    Jim

    I am having the same problem. I have done some testing and have found the following:
    If I create an event in the Family Calendar on my Mac it shares it with all devices; however, if I create a new event in the Family Calendar on any of my iOS devices it doesn't share with any of my devices including my Mac. This has only been an issue since I upgraded to iOS 8.1.
    I hope someone can help clarify if this truly is an iOS 8.1 issue and when they might come out with another update. This is a big problem for families trying to stay up-to-date with each others schedules.
    Thanks.

  • Sharing music with family members with different accounts

    my husband and I have different itune accounts, can i put our music on his ipad? 
    I have all our music on my mac. he has his ipad connected to his work pc.  how can i put music on his ipad?
    thanks for any help.

    John hello,
    to add a bit more to what macmenno has told you... here is an interesting variation that gives you great freedom of choice but still only one data library base....
    Pynestar and TP on multi users
    TP

  • HT201085 can you share downloaded music with family members?

    Can you share downloaded music with family members?

    Hi olddawg66,
    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
    There is a new process called Family Sharing that I would suggest you take a look at.
    Family Sharing
    Have a great day,
    Joe

  • HT4059 Can books be shared with other family members devices?

    Can books be shared with other family members devices?

    If you mean books purchased through iBooks, no. I beleive B&N offers that feature, but only on a VERY limited number of titles.

  • Sharing Music w/ Family - How do unlock purchased music?

    We have 3 computers and I would like to put songs on that my family members have purchased. I have figured out that I can back it up and then authorize my computer with their apple account. However I know that you are only allowed to authorise 5 computers on one account. Is there a way to unlock this music so that I do not use up aurthorization when we share music? If not, what happens when we exceed 5 computers - say we upgrade our computers? Will the deauthrization open account for new computers?

    You can "share" your music with up to four other computers--by authorizing them (and having some sort of wireless network so the computers can "see" your library).
    However, when you're sharing--the non-host computer can only listen to the music--you can't manipulate it in any way (i.e. make playlists, see coverflow view, delete songs, load iPods, etc.).
    To download music, you need to have the account password. Does everyone in your family know the password? If so, make a rule that all music has to be downloaded on the main computer--so it gets filed in the central library! If not, don't worry--others will be able to listen--but they won't be able to buy!

  • Sharing aliases with family members

    I have 5 aliases and would like to share them with my family. I would like to my family members to only receive and send using their respective emails (using their alias) on their iPads/iphones. Is that possible?

    Hey there!
    You'll want to create a seperate iCloud account for each device in order to keep the contacts seperated.
    You'll esentially have to delete the iCloud accounts from each device and choose to keep the info on the iPhone. Then sign in with the newly created apple id for each device that wants their own account and choose to merge the data on the iPhones.

  • Sharing music in family

    seems basic enough - but here it is -
    thanks in advance -
    4 ipods
    4 computers
    library on wife's computer set for home sharing
    so I put all music here -
    HOWEVER, kids download music onto their computer (legal downloads from itune store)
    without having to push songs across network (slow process)
    without having to burn cd's (cheap but waste of cd)
    I would like to connect Ipod to another computer and take the music directly...
    how can this be done -
    This is one family - and all music in house is shared.
    also - when I connected my daughters ipod nano to my macbook Pro - it did not recognize it - either in itunes or in Finder.....
    thanks again.

    I would like to connect Ipod to another computer and take the music directly...
    how can this be done
    It can't. At least not with the iPod Nano 5th Generation. You can only sync the music through iTunes.
    All downloaded music - does not have to be through iTunes, drag to iTunes to sync to your iPod Nano.
    If there is a workaround check iTunes & iPod Hints & Tips
    when I connected my daughters ipod nano to my macbook Pro - it did not recognize it - either in itunes or in Finder.....
    iPod not recognized in iTunes and Mac desktop
    iPod Nano 5th Gen. User Manual

  • Sharing iTunes for family members

    I share Itunes with my family and music is all just one big list of all of ours. I can surely make my own library but don't know how.
    Thank you,
    Gerard

    Make a couple of playlists that contain just your music. You don't say whether or not you have an iPod, but if you do, you can set your iPod preferences to sync only your playlists.

  • Sharing apps with family members who have ipads

    We are now officially a mac household.  My husband has an ipad 2, my 2 kids have minis and I have the new ipad retina.  But how do we setup these devices so all of us can share the apps and music but keep the contacts, emails and messaging unique to the user? 
    My kids are 7 and 10 so I want to be able to give them access but not the ability to purchase anything on their own.  Any ideas?

    Yes. I would clarify your statement about the "shared" iTunes Library though. If you want each iOS device to have its own music library, you should create separate user accounts for them. Read:
    iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
    How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer

  • Anyway to split account shared with other family members?

    My daughter has moved out and would like to keep the songs she has downloaded from iTunes, but have her own account. Is there anyway to do this?

    Music download from the iTunes Store can not be associated with another account. However, if the music has been purchased within the last 3 or so years then there is no DRM on the music and anyone can listen to it. But you should read the iTunes Store TOS to and make sure your family is adhering to it. http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/

  • Problems sharing contacts with family members

    My family (me, wife and 2 daughters) all have iPhones and share a single apple ID.  We want to share music, etc. but would like to manage our contacts separately.  Right now we all see a collective list of contacts.  How do we manage some items like this independently?
    Thanks,

    Hey there!
    You'll want to create a seperate iCloud account for each device in order to keep the contacts seperated.
    You'll esentially have to delete the iCloud accounts from each device and choose to keep the info on the iPhone. Then sign in with the newly created apple id for each device that wants their own account and choose to merge the data on the iPhones.

  • Sharing data among team members

    We need a system or framework in which it would be easy to implement data sharing among more users.
    We don't want to use a server/client solution. Any suggestions?

    Peer to peer?
    http://www.jxta.org/

  • Home sharing with different family members

    Hi-
    I'm trying to get the whole home sharing figured out. I have my PC my iPhone 4, my kids iPod 4's. Itunes in my pc would recognize our pods individually. We added an iPhone 4s for my hubby but iTunes recognizes his as me and not him. Any suggestions to fix this?  Siri doesn't realize it's him, he gets all of my contacts, etc. do we have to set up his own iTunes and not be able to do the home sharing?
    Thanks!

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    You can use your own ID's for the iTunes Store, so that you each have your own account and content, but you need to use the same ID (doesn't matter which) for home sharing on all devices.

  • Securely share iCal among family members

    Hi:
    We have a family MobileMe membership.
    I would like to securely share calendars between us.
    Specifically, can my wife and I each access AND modify various calendars that are securely stored somewhere on our MobileMe account?
    I have heard horror stories about folks publishing calendars that were supposedly secure, but all nefarious individuals needed to do was guess the mobileme userid and the calendar name, and then use that info to burglarize homes when people noted that they were on vacation.
    Thus, we'd like a password protected setup on MobileMe where we can each access and modify the calendars, i.e., not just read info published by the other.
    Ideally, we;d like to be able to do this from both our iPhones and our Macs
    Is this possible?
    Much appreciated!

    I would also like to know if this is possible.

Maybe you are looking for