Sharing Music on One Mac

I have recently purchased a new macbook and I have two other users in my family that will be using the computer. I've been trying to figure out how to share all our music throughout the computer. Windows has a shared music folder in which each user can access the music. Is there anyway that you can do this with a Mac? I'm just trying to get past the wall of having to create three separate music files, taking 3x the space needed. Will anyone help me? Thanks.

Hi again zwj,
Simply change the permissions of the iTunes Library file. To achieve this do the following:
1. Quit iTunes.
2. Navigate to where your iTunes folder is (in the Shared folder) and click once on the iTunes Library file to select it.
3. From the menubar select File->Get Info
4. In the Get Info window that comes up click on the lock at the bottom of the window and enter your password to unlock it.
5. In the Sharing & Permissions section of the Get Info window click on the disclosure triangle to reveal the options if they are not already displayed.
6. Select "everyone" and change the permissions/privileges to Read & Write.
That should do it.
Kryten

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