Syncing Music Library in 'Shared' Folder

Our music collection sits in the 'shared' user folder on our family MAC, and the iTunes in our individual accounts point to that folder. This way we only have 1 copy of the music but all have our own XML file for playlists and such.
Currently, the Apple TV is synced to my wife's account, and therefore only her playlists show. I already understand to get my playlists, the Apple TV will have to "de" sync from her account and sync to mine.
My question is... since the actual music files are identical between our accounts, will the Apple TV delete all those files and then recopy them? Or, will it say "hey, I already have these files" and therefore only delete and copy stuff that's not similar (eg. playlists)?
This is critical because it took almost 2 days to copy the music the first time. I don't want it taking 2 days to re-sync every time we need a different user's playlist!
I hope this all makes sense.
Thanks

I guess I could stream the music when I'm wanting my playlists. It just seems weird to have to stream the exact same music that's already on the Apple TV itself.
Can you think of another way I could maybe configure the music on my MAC to achieve the goal of 1 copy / 4 XML files to make it more friendly with the Apple TV?

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