Sharing & storing pictures, music & books

We have multiple devices in our household - iPhones, iPads, and windows based computers. What is the best way to share and store as a backup music (iTunes purchased & copied from CDs), pictures, and books?

Hi Dave042262,
I believe you should be able to acomplish what you are describing by using iTunes. You may want to take a look at the following articles, which provides more information on the various sharing options available in iTunes and how to use it with multiple devices:
iTunes: How to share music and video
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2688
How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
Cheers,
- Brenden

Similar Messages

Can I share an iCloud folder with someone outside my immediate family (i.e. grandparents, etc) without sharing iTunes products (music, books, videos, etc)?

Can I share an iCloud folder with someone outside my immediate family (i.e. grandparents, etc) without sharing iTunes products (music, books, videos, etc)?

Can I share an iCloud folder with someone outside my immediate family (i.e. grandparents, etc) without sharing iTunes products (music, books, videos, etc)?

How do you transfer files (Music/books/pictures) from an iPAD or iPOD device to an new PC that has iTunes, but no data of files

I have purchased an new PC since my oriiginal PC crashed after 5 years of use. I want to transfer my iTunes files from my iPAD and iPOD to my new PC.
How do you transfer files (Music/books/pictures) from an iPAD or iPOD device to an new PC that has iTunes, but no data of files

The text below is copied from this discussion.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/11527071#11527071
Authorize your new computer's iTunes first - Store>Authorize this computer.
1) Without connecting your iPad to your laptop, start iTunes. Click on Edit. Click on Preferences. Click on Devices. Check the box next to "Prevent your iPod etc. from automatically syncing." Click OK.
2) Now connect your iPad to your laptop and start iTunes.
3) When iTunes starts, right click on your iPad under Devices in the left column. Select Transfer purchases etc.
4) After it finishes transferring all your apps to your new laptop, right click on your iPad and select Backup your iPad.
5) After it finishes backing up your iPad, right click on your iPad and select Restore etc.
6) After it finishes restoring, left click on your iPad , then click on the Apps tab on top, and check the box next to Sync Apps, then click on Apply below.
If everything on your iPad looks good after the sync, go back and click on Edit / Preferences / Devices and UN-check the box next to Prevent your iPod etc. The only other thing you may want to check is if your contacts, bookmarks, etc. are syncing correctly now. If not, go to the Info tab after connecting and make sure you indicate which features you want to sync with what sources.
This discussion has much of the same information and even some more helpful tips.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3305461

HT201269 Can I transfer all of my data, including music, pictures, apps, books, and videos from an Ipod Touch 4 to an Iphone 4s

Can I transfer all of my data, including music, pictures, apps, books, and videos from an Ipod Touch 4 to an Iphone 4s via Itunes on my pc?

Yes, see:
iOS: Transferring information from your current iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a new device

How do I consolidate all this at this point: Icloud Drive, Itunes Match, Local iTunes Library, Local iPhoto, Local Aperture, Photo stream, Familly sharing, sharing on iOS, music sharing on iOS, music sharing on mac etc.

I am trying to grasp all the possibilities for consolidating my stuff and my family's stuff from multiple devices and multiple accounts from multiple sources but I cant.
I have been reading many instructions and FAQ regarding iCloud Drive, iCloud Sharing, iTunes Match, Familly Sharing, file size limitations on iCloud Drive, app sharing on iOS, Backup vs Sync vs cloud sharing, storing iWork documents on iCloud drive, storing iTunes library on iCloud Drive, storing iPhoto library on iCloud Drive, storing Aperture library on the iCloud, the Photos app on iOS with iCloud and many others.... but I feel like I need a systems admin course from apple to manage all of it.
This is what I and my family currently have:
Hardware: Multiple iPhones, Multiple Macs, Apple TV (with hard drive), Multiple iPads.
Operating systems: Everything is upgraded to the latest iOS and Yosemite.
Libraries:
1) Multiple iTunes Libraries locally stored on Macs and IPhones with lossless CD music and iTunes purchased music. What I want to do:
a) Have a main family shared iTunes library across ALL devices that contains our Lossless music and purchased music. so that it can be played across ALL devices. With the ability to have private music for each individual (Not shared).
b) Purchase new music and add it to the family share or purchase music and make it private (Not shared).
2) Multiple iPhoto Libraries macs (With photo stream from iPhones) and ONE Aperture Library on my mac. What I want to do:
a) Have a main family shared photo library that every one can deposit to and view.
b) Store individual iPhoto libraries on iCloud Drive(s)? So that everyone can have their own library and edit it across THEIR devices.
c) Store and use my Aperture Library on iCloud Drive?
Other documents:
iWork files, PDFs etc. What I want to do:
a) Have a main family shared area (on iCloud Drive i suppose) where we can share documents.
b) Sync private documents across ALL individuals devices (Available locally and on iCloud).
c) Store private documents (One instance) on iCloud drive and make them available on ALL individuals devices.
d) Backup of local documents?
Apps:
iOS apps:
a) Share purchased apps?
b) Not share private apps.
Storage:
What do I purchase to accomplish the above:
a) iCloud storage for everyone?
b) iTunes Match for everyone?
c) All of the above?
Conclusion:
It would be great for Apple to explain all this with all the options in one concise document instead of hunting down individual documents and sections all over the place.
Thank you for your help.

Hey there!
You and I are data soulmates. I have been having this trouble for a while and have yet to get my head around it. Our problem is that we've cycled through multiple macs and the "home" or "host" for all the stuff that's now been moved or moving to the Cloud is very scattered. It drives me crazy... almost to the point where I'm thinking about starting a brand-new iCloud account and beginning from scratch.
If you have any experiences or recommendations you could share about your strategy, I would love to hear it.

If I delete my Apple ID account, will my pictures, music, contacts, etc. also be deleted?

Whenever I try to download or update an app, whether the app is free or not, a message saying that my Billing Information is incorrect pops up. I go to it and the credit card information is under a nonworking credit card. I do not have the option "None" to select under Payment Information, so I am stuck with this credit card information but cannot download or update any apps. I was wondering if it is best to delete my current Apple ID account and create a new one in order to abandon this credit card, but I don't won't to lose my contacts, pictures, music, etc. Please help!

Do you have another card you can use? If not, I believe you can switch to the "none" payment option if you edit your billing info on a computer. Scroll down in this article to the bit where it talks about using a Mac or PC to edit your info: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1918
There is a link for what to do if "none" doesn't show up also.
Everything in your current Apple ID is permanently connected to it (though you could export contacts & calendar info if needed; apps, music, books, and other purchases are stuck), so you only want to change if you have no other options.
~Lyssa

TS3694 I am getting an ' unknown error (-50) every time I try to back up any of my I phones or iPad. iPhoto will not sins. Music, Books Calendars and Contacts all sync OK

I am getting an ' unknown error (-50) every time I try to back up any of my I phones or iPad. iPhoto will not sins. Music, Books Calendars and Contacts all sync OK.

I am stil getting error message: unknown error (-50) when I try to synce iPhotos. Doesnt matter what device ( iPad mini, iPhone4s or iPhone3s), or how I connect (USB or WiFi).
I have looked at iPod photo cache and the following message comes up:
How can I get it to execute the binary file?
Mi Stewart
Last login: Sun Feb 2 21:11:58 on ttys000
/Users/adriennebrazier/Pictures/Alexander/iPod\ Photo\ Cache/Photo\ Database ; exit;
[Macintosh:~] adriennebrazier% /Users/adriennebrazier/Pictures/Alexander/iPod\ Photo\ Cache/Photo\ Database ; exit;
/Users/adriennebrazier/Pictures/Alexander/iPod Photo Cache/Photo Database: /Users/adriennebrazier/Pictures/Alexander/iPod Photo Cache/Photo Database: cannot execute binary file
logout
[Process completed]

Technology for instant messenger, file sharing and picture sharing

As part of project(for studies), our team is working on software which had features of instanst messenger, p2p file sharing and picture sharing and support for storing profiles, offline messages. Although we had some idea abt how to proceed.....but we need to know which java technology would be best suited for various aspects for efficiency....
1. GUI
2. Networking
3. Security (which class is suited for authentication)
4. File Sharing(which files support is provided)
5. Picture sharing(and formats and size supported)
anything missing we need to consider.............
and we r useing JDBC...or shud achicives be better option

1. GUISwing
2. NetworkingPlain sockets.
(Most efficient NIO, but that's probably a bit tought for you if you are new to java)
3. Security (which class is suited for
authentication)Write custom classes for that.
4. File Sharing(which files support is provided)You either need to write code for that (use sockets) or look for a 3rd pary networking library.
5. Picture sharing(and formats and size supported)Same as above. There's no difference in sharing an image and an mpr3 song.
anything missing we need to consider.............
and we r useing JDBC...For what?
Kaj

ITunes always can't download an update because there are errors. If I remove iTunes completely from my computer, will all my songs I dowloaded from CD's, pictures, e-books be gone?

Each time I try to download an update for iTunes, I can't because it tells me iTunes on my computer has errors and nothing I try can repair the errors. It gives me the choice to try to repair, but of course it can't repair because it always says it can't repair, the other choice is to remove iTunes from my computer. If I remove iTunes and reinstall it, will my music, pictures, e-books still be there or will it be empty?
I'm afraid to remove iTunes because I don't want to lose my data. On the other hand, I think I will have to remove and re-install to have the most up-to-date version with no errors.
Has anyone completely removed iTunes and reinstalled, and if so, was everything still there? Especially CD's I have imported, etc.?

Unfortunately, this sort of trouble has gotten more complicated to deal with ever since Microsoft pulled the Windows Installer CleanUp utility from their Download Center on June 25. First we have to find a copy of the utility.
Let's try Googling. (Best not to use Bing, I think.) Look for a working download site for at least version 3.0 of the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. (The results from mydigitallife and Major Geeks are worth checking.)
After downloading the utility installer file (msicuu2.exe), scan the file for malware, just in case. (I use the free version of Malwarebytes AntiMalware to do single-file scans for that.)
If the file is clean, to install the utility, doubleclick the msicuu2.exe file you've downloaded.
Now run the utility ("Start > All Programs > Windows Install Clean Up"). In the list of programs that appears in CleanUp, select any Bonjour and QuickTime entries and click "Remove".
Quit out of CleanUp. Restart the PC, and try another iTunes install. Does it go through properly this time?

I have lost my MAC entire library all music, books, and podcasts, two years worth my name is Selma and I need my library back I hope you will be able to help me

I have lost my MAC entire library all of the music,book, and podcasts, this not good consider I don't know to get all two year worth products. Selma
< Edited by Host >

You can get your music, apps and ibooks back. Follow these instructions:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

My apple tv 2 says I can't stream music from my iTunes library on my iMac without settng up iTunes Match. I don't want to set up iTunes match. How can I get back to the pre-Match system which let me just use home sharing to stream music from computer to A

When I click on the Music tab on my Apple TV 2, a message tells me I have to set up iTunes Match to stream music from my iTunes library on my iMac. I don't want to set up and pay for iTunes Match. How can I get back to the pre-Match system which let me just use home sharing to stream music from computer to Aple TV

Ditto.
You need to look for your itunes library under Computers and select it, then music.
Music column is for web based content not local content, just to confuse everyone.
AC

On iTunes 11, how can I access home sharing if the music is from a CD? Is there any way I can download these songs if (A) I no longer have the CD, or (B) I do not want to pay $25 a year for iTunes Match?

On iTunes 11, how can I access home sharing if the music is from a CD on a different computer using Home Sharing? Is there any way I can download these songs if (A) I no longer have the CD, or (B) I do not want to pay $25 a year for iTunes Match?

Yes, you can copy songs that you ripped from a CD to your Home Sharing computer.
Turn on Home Sharing first on both computers. To do that, go to File > Home Sharing > Turn on Home Sharing. Enter your Apple ID and password.
Now go to your computer that you want to copy the songs to and connect to your Home Share. You can do that by clicking on the popover button located at the left top corner right below the play control buttons. Click on it and scroll to the bottom until you see your Home Share and select it.
Go to Music in your Home Share. Select the songs that you want to copy in your Home Share and click Import at the bottom right corner.

I've been using my mom's iTunes account for years but now I want to switch to another account. How can I do this without losing all of my pictures, music, and apps?

I've been using my mom's iTunes account for years but now I want to switch to another account. How can I do this without losing all of my pictures, music, and apps?

Follow the steps in wjosten's post here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/13356770#13356770 (for Windows, substitute Outlook in step 2).

How do I transfer pictures, music, etc to another account on the same Macbook?

I needed to create another user on my MacBook, but am not sure how to transfer my pictures, music, etc from my other account to this one. Any ideas? Thanks!

Thanks Carolyn,
Unfortunately, there isn't an IMPORT option in Adobe Bridge 6.
There must be a way to do this, otherwise any photo that is in iPhoto would not be able to be worked on in Photoshop!
Or am I going crazy?
Thanks again

How can i read a stored picture in oracle Long Raw datatype? blob or clob?

How can i read a stored picture in oracle Long Raw datatype? Like a blob or clob?....i am using jdk 1.3
This is because...i tried to read it like a blob but i obtain a exception...about Type of column no valid......but the column exist....and it contains the long raw datatype of the pictures.....this is my code:
import java.sql.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import oracle.jdbc.driver.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.Statement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import oracle.sql.BLOB;
import oracle.sql.BLOB.*;
import oracle.jdbc.driver.*;
import java.sql.*;
class rec_ima1
public static void main(String h[])
Connection con = null;
Blob bl;
final ImageIcon image1;
JPanel photo;
try
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver").newInstance();
con= DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:@123.3.12.213:1521:db_name","user","password");
String query = "Select * from pictures where ID = '18840'";
Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery( query );
if (!rs.next())
System.out.println("Empty Result Set");
bl = rs.getBlob(5);
if (bl == null) {
System.out.println("Null Blob");
return;
InputStream is = bl.getBinaryStream();
int imageLength = (int) bl.length();
System.out.println(imageLength);
System.out.println(bl.length());
byte[] imageData = new byte [imageLength];
is.read(imageData, 0, imageLength);
image1 = new ImageIcon(imageData);
photo = new JPanel() {
public void paint(Graphics g){
g.setColor(Color.lightGray);
g.drawImage(image1.getImage(), 0, 0, this);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
Now i tried using clob:
import java.sql.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import oracle.jdbc.driver.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.Statement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import oracle.sql.CLOB;
import oracle.sql.CLOB.*;
import oracle.jdbc.driver.*;
import java.sql.CallableStatement;
class rec_ima4
public static void main(String h[])
Connection con = null;
Clob cl;
JPanel photo;
try
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver").newInstance();
con= DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:@123.3.12.213:1521:db_name","user","password");
con.setAutoCommit (false);
String query = "Select * from pictures where ID = '18840'";
Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery( query );
while (rs.next()) {
oracle.sql.CLOB clob = (CLOB) rs.getObject(5); //line 47
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
This is the runtime exception:
java.lang.ClassCastException: [B
at rec_ima4.main(rec_ima4.java:47)

Thanks by answering to me......
Well....i did that....but what is ImageIO?....
I declared a ImageIcon imageIO, but this give me the following:
rec_ima3.java:49: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class BufferedImage
location: class rec_ima3
BufferedImage bi = ImageIO.read(bInput);
^
rec_ima3.java:49: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable ImageIO
location: class rec_ima3
BufferedImage bi = ImageIO.read(bInput);
^
What classes i have to import?.....what is ImageIO?
Thanks

Sharing & storing pictures, music & books

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for