Sync Music and Photos to two iPods

Can I sync two ipods to my itunes music library and iphoto albums on a Mac?
I know I can have separate libraries for both apps which can be selected at startup but my wife and I share a PC and all our music and photos are on it. I want one subset on my ipod and she another subset. Is there any way to do this?

Sure, simply plug in each iPod (not at the same time) and configure it for however you want it to sync. Plug in the next one and do the same. iTunes keeps track of different iPod and will remember each one so that it can sync them completely differently from one another if you like.
Patrick

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See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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Syncing with iTunes : Sync your iPhone, iPad, and iPod with iTunes using USB - Apple Support
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Syncing photos : Sync photos to your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in iTunes - Apple Support
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Sync Music and Photos to two iPods

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