Transferring purchases between computers & different accounts

I have many songs currently on my shuffle of which were downloaded from from a computer and an account that I no longer have access to. I have a new computer and have esablished a new account and purchased new songs. My computer will access the current library on my ipod but will not allow me to make any changes to it. I've purchased songs on my new computer/account and it will not allow me to transfer them to my shuffle. Essentially how do i fix this so I can edit my ipod and add new songs to it. The account that i originally downloaded the songs from is now inactive.

Bummer, now you are forever going to have to look after 2 itunes accounts.
You need to get into that old account. See if the apple iforgot page helps.
You need to authorize this new PC for both itunes store accounts.

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jc_hering wrote:
that works for anything he purchases after he creates the new account. What about his current music that currently resides in my itunes library? How can I get his current music out of my library into his new account/library?? Thanks..
Copy it to his computer into his iTunes library and authorize his computer with the iTunes account used to purchase them..
You cannot tranfser items from one iTunes account to another. Purchased items remain part of the iTunes account is was purchased with.
iTunes account - used to purchase items
iTunes library - where purchases (and CD RIPs) go on the computer

HT201079 Buy app with acct X, then setup acct Y as shared and swithc a device to use acct Y. No you cannot update app because it was "purchased with a different account" even though they are shared

Prior to Family Share we had devices sharing a common account for purchases
We setup Family share an switch the App Store account on some devices to those shared accounts
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Well yes they were, but it is a shared account.
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How to turn your computer into a Virtual (Personal)Router.
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I attempted using the hotel next door since I was getting a good signal from the Omni Hotel. They offered complimentary 24hr internet access using your browser as a way to track your use. Once you find the signal of the Omni it will open your browser I used Google Chrome, after it opens you go threw a few simple steps and your ready.
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Hi Rosdy, to get the most out of iCloud it is recommended that you use the same account between devices. Thus whenever you buy something on your phone it becomes accessible from your laptop regardless of whether your synced it over usb or not. *
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Hi, I followed the instructions under Transferring items between computers, and the pc I tranferred to gives me an error message stating: "Document is not licensed for this device type." Both devices are HP with WIndows 7. The ebook opens just fine on one HP, but not on the second HP. How can I get it to open successfully on both computers? Thank you.

Ken,
If you need to regularly transfer data then I'd set up an Ethernet connection to file share and then transfer (modern Macs have at least 100BaseT Ethernet (which is around 12MBps max).
If it's a irregular transfer you don't do often then using Firewire Target Disk Mode (theoretical 50MBps max) is probably easiest:
Connect the two Macs with a 6pin-to-6pin Firewire cable.
Restart the donor Mac which has the files on it and hold down the T key.
The hard disk of the donor Mac will appear on the second Mac.
Transfer your files.
Drag the hard disk of the donor Mac to the Trash to unmount it.
Power down the donor Mac using the power button.
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Transferring Purchases Between Itunes Accounts

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An additional note is that if the tunes a .m4a then there is no DRM asscociated and you can add those tunes to your Library. The tunes just will not be asscociated with your account but you can still play them. If the tunes are DRM pproteded .m4p then you would have to authorize your computer to his account to play those files. TV Shows and Movies are DRM protected.
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He wants the 3g.
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Thanks!
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Thanks, I did just that. They said since I'm a premier customer that I had a 30 day buyers remorse policy and they allowed me to upgrade for the difference I paid for the 3G (16GB) and the 3G S (32 GB)!

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It might sound redundant but have you gone to myinfo.apple.com and tried changing the acct information?

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I have a Macbook Pro, for my bride and I, and a Macbook, for our kids. Both Macs are authorized on my iTunes account.
So, how can I share an iTunes Store purchased song on my account with my wife's? I understand how to turn on sharing and she can see my songs in iTunes on her account, but she cannot synch them to her iPod.
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Switching itunes purchases between computers

I bought a few things from the store and it stopped working so i'm using another one. How do I switch the purchases when I am unable to access my other computer?

Take a look here:
iTunes for Mac: How to copy purchases between authorized computers

Has anyone solved the problem with updating apps initially purchased with a different account?

Just wondering if there was any hope that this bug would be fixed... Specifically, you cannot change the AppleID associated with an app...so when you try and update an app (even a free one), you can't if it was purchased using a different apple id from your current apple id. I have 54 apps that cannot be updated!

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My wife has an iPad. I have a MacBook Air. We both have our own individual Apple ID. Can I add my Apple ID to her iPad (to be able to charge purchases to my account)?

It can only have one Apple ID signed onto it at a time in the iTunes & App Stores.
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Manage your associated devices in iTunes - Apple Support
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Cheers,
GB

Transferring Music Between Computers With Ipod (Very Unique Situation)

My Ipod has about 300+ songs on it that aren't on my old desktop (Windows)and I would like to know if I can get those 300 songs off the Ipod and onto my new MacBook Pro. I looked at the tutorial for how to do this and I saw two problems I would need to address. The first is the guide says something about not being able to move the files from a PC to a Mac and the second is it talks about updating the files on the ipod which I can't do since the files I want to find aren't on there. Can I move these files without updating the Ipod? Oh and by the way I moved all the other files over to the MacBook.

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Senuti Mac Only
iPodRip Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPod.iTunes Mac Only
PodView Mac Only
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
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