Synching to one computer w/2 itunes

We have a new iPad2 and a macbookpro with 2 users (and a separate iTunes account for each user). We synched the ipad2 to one user's iTunes, but want to "start over" and synch to the other one. What's involved? What problems?

Does this help at all?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432

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How do two ipod's use one computer to download itunes?

New to ipod's/itunes. Family member already has an itune account set up on my computer to download music. Can I set up my own account on the same computer to share the itunes program?

Do you want to share all the same media and the same iTunes account/Apple ID with that other family member?
Or do you want to keep your media separate, and/or use a different iTunes account/Apple ID?
If you want to use all the same media and share the same account/ID, just connect your iPod to the computer using the USB cable and perform a sync.
Otherwise, you might be best off setting up a new user account on your computer first, so that you will have two different iTunes libraries. This will allow you and your family member to both use the same computer but have completely different (and separate) data accessible via iTunes and on your iPods or other iOS devices.
How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495

How to get several users on one computer their own iTunes account???

We have 3 of us on one computer. ipod, ipod nano, and a shuffle. I don't want my 8 year old to access my 16 year olds music files. How can we all have our own, I guess you call it, "account" or "library" so when my 8 year old plugs in her shuffle, it does NOT download my 16 year olds stuff? Make the answer simple and clear please Thanks.

Create a new user account for each person.
Go to System prefs -> Accounts.
Select the songs for the each user drag them to Users/username/drop box.
Log on using the user account, open iTunes then File - > *Add to library* and select the files in their drop box.
Then delete the files from the drop box.

How do I sync my itunes library on one computer with my itunes library on another?

I have bought music from iTunes on my home computer. When I open iTunes on my laptop, it has my entire library there shown, but I can only sync songs that I have bought from my laptop's itunes even though it shows my entire music library there. Any idea on how to sync up one itunes with another even if they are on the same account?

You can only sync music and videos for an iTunes library other than the one you synced with normally if y use the manual method of syncing
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod

HT1420 I downloaded my first video from iTunes store. when I went to play it, iTunes asked me to authorize the computer. It is already authorized! Now it shows 2 computers authorized when I am only using one computer for my iTunes music and videos. ???

I downloaded my first purchased movie from the iTunes store. When I tried to play it., I was asked to authorize the computer. I had already authorized the computer to play music, so I thought this was the only authorization I needed. i went ahead and authorized my computer, Now it shows that I have 2 authorized computers! I don't understand. Shouldn't one authorization be enough?

Hmm,
This is not a big problem as you can have up to five authorised devices.
However, if this is a problem you can go to Store, View my Account,
Deauthorize All
Then you will have to authorize your computer again.
Hopefully the number will stay as 1.

One computer dead - no itunes. One computer half dead - some itunes

I have a new Dell with Windows Vista = #1. My itunes account works fine with find with this one except I have no tunes because of #3 crashed and all was lost and I didn't back anything up. Yeah, I already know that was a dumb thing NOT to do. On computer #2 it still works somewhat and there are quite a few of my itunes on that. I tried to play them and it said my account was not authorized. I authorized #2 and some songs would play and others would not - even when they were checked. I got the message again that #2 was not authorized. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Getting close with those links...
But each of them seems to be for people with 2 ipods that want to share music.
We don't have that problem.
We have 1 itunes, 1 ipod, it's just that we purchase music with our own accounts.
So our itunes (and thus ipod) contains music that I've purchased and music that she has purchased.
Only problem is, it seems to only want to let us authorize one account at a time.... so we can either play and sync the tunes I have bought... or the tunes she has bought... but not both.
I hope that makes it clear.
The problem really seems to be that Itunes is constantly asking us for authorization... I'll plug n my password and several minutes later have to plug it in again.
So a typical night of listening to music via itunes goes like this.
Playlist with 4 songs, 2 that I bought, 2 that she bought.
Play my song, enter my password, her song is next, promted to enter her password, my song is next, promted to enter my password
etc etc so on and so forth

Can 2 users on one computer share 1 itunes music folder?

There must be a way to do this, I just can't seem to find the answer.
The reason I need to do this is my ancient PowerBook only recognizes my new iPhone on one userid, not the one where all my music is loaded.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Catherine

If you put the library on a shared folder it should work fine. However you will want to make it so only one user is accessing the library at a time to avoid corruption (two users trying to write to the same database files).
You can copy the entire iTunes folder to the shared directory, then use this method to open it from that location...
How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304447
Patrick

Sync contacts from outlook on one computer and sync itunes from another?

Can you sync your contacts say from your work computer but only sync the iTunes from you home computer? If so, do you have to use Itunes for both?
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Can one computer have two iTunes accounts?

I'd like to be able to plug and play my iPod on my girlfriends computer (and I'd like to get my library on here as well so I can get all my music off of my poor little laptop). I'm really not sure what version of Nano I have, all I know is that it's about two years old, so a G4 or 5? ::shrug:: I'm not sure what the evolutionary visualization of the Nano looks like. I don't want access to her library, just mine on her computer. Is this doable?

I figured it out! I'm such a goof... All I had to do was turn on Home Sharing! ::smacks herself in the forehead:: Doh! ::sheepish grin:: Sorry everyone! I hope everyone has a satisfactory, non-denominational Capitalist, wintertime gift giving season!

ITunes sharing among iPhones with different Apple ID's one computer WITHOUT home sharing, shared folder, etc...

I feel like I am losing my mind, here. A few things I want to clear up before you read my question:
No, I am not new to Apple. Yes, I understand that Home Sharing works for any group of devices authrized with my Apple ID. Home Sharing is not my issue.
1. My wife and I have different iPhones with different Apple IDs.
2. We only have one computer, on which iTunes is running under my Apple ID.
3. My iTunes library is far too large to paste into a shared folder. I keep my source folder on a 1TB external hard drive (not enough space on my iMac).
I just want her to be able to plug in and copy music onto her phone from iTunes. Home sharing is great while she's at home on the wifi, but not when she leaves. I created her own user name on my computer, set her iTunes (under her Apple ID) to pull from my library source file, and she can play everything fine, except that she cannot click and drag files onto her phone.
Any assistance would be appreciated.

iTunes Match is associated with one, and only one, iTunes Store Apple ID and country-specific store. The service cannot be shared between Apple IDs.
Indy Apple Guy wrote:
If we sign up for iTunes with the one account with the majority of the songs, is Home Sharing no longer available to the other two accounts?
Of course it is. iTunes Match has no affect on Home Sharing.
Indy Apple Guy wrote:
A. What happens to the songs on the other two libraries? Can we never use them?
It is possible to consolidate the tracks from the other iTunes libraries into one and use that for iTunes Match. Make sure the one computer that hosts the library is authorized to play any protected content.
Indy Apple Guy wrote:
C. If we purchase songs/albums while in iTunes Match, and then decide not to use Match in the future, do we lose all our music?
Of course not. Any purchases go to the purchase history for the Apple ID that bought them and as long as the tracks are downloaded and backedup you'll have them as long as you maintain them. Keep in mind that iTunes Match is a service; you don't do anything "in" iTunes Match. It simply "is" in the background.
Indy Apple Guy wrote:
D. If we associate our child's iTouch, will it still keep the parental controls in place so it won't play certain songs that are not appropriate f
Yes, parental controls should continue to work as they have. Although I do not use them, perhaps someone else with experience will weigh in.
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Can you have several itunes accounts on one computer?

Can you have several itunes accounts on one computer?

Yes. iTunes menu: Store > Authorize This Computer. Enter the Apple ID.

Can I use more than one iPod with one computer?

Howdy,
I have a (hopefully) quick question. Can I use two iPods with one user account on one computer? Can iTunes keep two different iPods separate with different syncing rules for the same user account and iTunes library? I'm interested in the answer for both Mac and Windows machines.
Thanks!
Mikael
TiBook Mac OS X (10.4.6)

You can use more than on iPod on one computer, and you can also use one iPod on more than one computer. Check out these articles:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61675
Hope these help you out!
Best wishes,
CG

Can you have multiple apple i.ds on one computer?

Can i share and transfer music with my brother on the same computer if we have our own apple accounts?

How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
Using Multiple iTunes Libraries on One Computer
Apple - iTunes - Inside iTunes - Keeping Multiple iTunes Libraries on a Single Computer
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How do I de-authorize a computer I don't have or doesn't work. I only have one computer and it is telling me I have authorized the limit of 5 computers already.

I am trying to authorize my computer and it is telling me I reached my limited of 5 computers. It says I need to de-authorize one of the five computers that is authorized. I don't have any other computers. Please help.

Take a look at this Apple support article; it may help:
One computer using multiple iTunes Store authorizations
If not, then there will be a button in your iTunes Store account information that will allow you to deauthorize all systems associated with that account. Log into your Store account and you should see it. You can then reauthorize the computer(s) you're using now. You can do this only once per year, though, so try my first suggestion before you use the "deuthorize all" option.
Regards.

Synching 2 3Gs iPhones to one iTunes account on one computer

I have a few questions regarding synching two 3Gs iPhones with one iTunes account on one computer.
I had synched both phones (mine and my wifes) to our desktop computer but saw that apps were being placed on both of our phones and contacts were being added to both and duplicated.
1. If I try to synch my wifes iPhone to a her laptop with a new itunes account and it asks about erasing the data, will it get rid of the photos and contacts? I have looked this issue up and no one really seems to know.
2. If I try to synch both iPhones to the desktop with the original itunes how do I avoid the issues of transposing apps, contacts being added to both? Several answers out on the Net say to make two seperate accounts. Does that mean two seperate "iTunes" accounts? Or two seperate profiles on the desktop computer.
The main reason I need to do this is because my wifes iPhone is about two or three firmware updates behind. I would like to update her firmware and back up all of her apps and contacts. I am backing up her photos to Shutterfly just in case, because if something happened to those I might not be around to see iPhone 5. hahaha j/k
Any help would be appreciated.

Welcome to the discussions,
1. If you manually backup your wife's phone before you sync for the first time to the laptop, you can save all data and settings of the phone and restore from that backup again after the initial sync.
Here's how to backup manually:
Set up the same iTunes account on the laptop, disable autosync in iTunes/Settings/Devices.
Connect the phone, right click on it in the device list and choose "backup" iTunes will backup your phone without syncing.
Transfer your purchases the same way, to copy apps and purchased media to the new library.
When you connect your phone for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the phone for the first time.
About backups and what's saved: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
How to back up and restore: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
How to download apps for free again: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
2. If you're syncing both phones on one computer, either create a second user account on your computer, log in and do the same manual backup process as described above, or, take the time to set up each phone individually, including the settings for calendars and contacts, which apps to sync, etc.
iTunes will remember the settings for each phone and you'll only have to do this once.
You can only use apps on different devices if you're using the same account you did at the time you bought them.

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