Transferring songs between two iPods on the same computer

I am using one iTunes on a windows XP platform for two iPods and I am trying to transfer songs from one to the other. iTunes recongnizes both iPods and all the songs, but I can't drag any songs or folders from my library to the new iPod I just purchased. It keeps telling me the source file cannot be found, yet the song and/or folder are there. What am I doing wrong?

Yeah, it is currently only syncing songs that are on your PC and in the iTunes library that it can find on your PC's hard drive.
+resulted in a radom mix of songs which I can't figure out.+
Here is a post by Zevoneer that will help you if you need to reverse sync songs from your iPod to iTunes - it's slooooow & confusing if you use itunes.
A 3rd party program that you buy is probably your best bet.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7258310#7258310

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I have two libraries on my computer, was wondering if any one knows a simple painless way to transfer music from one to the other.
The reason is my music collection has gotten unfathomably large over the years, and I no longer want it to be that way. I was thinking maybe I could just find someway to "hide" a majority of the songs most of the time, and just show the ones i'm into at the moment. Since i couldn't find a way to do that, i made another entire library (both under the same user), thinking i would keep the bulk in one and the songs i was into for the moment in another, but have them linking to the same folder containing all the music files. This is working fine, but i would love an easier way to transfer the songs over to the favourites library, especially someway to do all the songs in a play list.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
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iTunes must be running for home sharing to work. There is no way to have home sharing running simultaniously for two users on the same computer.
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You would need to move the itunes folder to a location that both users have permissions to access such as the Shared folder or any folder on the root level of the macintosh HD.
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Thank you Joe - I tried this but it's only showing a teensy amount of music - the stuff on the second users account as opposed to the giagntic library on the 'main' account. I actually went to a Genius Bar and they said that apple doesn't really want you to share music between accounts - parents don't want to hear their kids music etc. Which seemed strange, but it might be the case sadly Thanks anyway!

TS2972 is it possible to use home sharing between two users on the same computer?

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"Is it possible to use home sharing between two users on the same computer?"
No. Home sharing is used to connect two running instances of iTunes across a network. When you switch users on the computer all applications running on the other profile are suspended.
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Sync a folder between two users on the same computer.

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I am trying to contact a Nano to the same computer that has a Shuffle and Mini on it but it just doesn't want to update. I have been sitting fr about 3 hours now trying to make it work and cannot get anywhere. Can ANYONE help?
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TS2972 I have multiple libraries on the "same computer" with two different desktops, can't I share between two libraries on the same computer?

I'm trying to use home sharing to share content between libraries so some of the combined content in a given library, can be synced to an ipad. Instad of having mulitple computers, i have multiple libraries on the same computer using two desktops. How do I share within the same computer?

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What do you do if two iPods use the same computer and become intertwined?

My friend has an Apple iPod Touch and so does her son. They each had their our own Apple IDs and separate laptops. Her iPod was predominately downloads and some purchased songs. Everything was working just fine, until her laptop broke.
She then began using her son's laptop, but kept her user login. Now her purchased songs show up in her son's library and when he deletes one, it deletes on her device again. She no longer has a library of songs on a computer and her purchases are going to his iPod.
She made an appointment at the Apple Store and they told her it was too difficult of a situation for them to deal with in the store. They have referred her to Apple Support in TN to call her tonight.
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This applies mainly to couples who are adding another device and do not want their email, messages, etc. being duplicated on both devices. To begin read: How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer. You need to establish a separate Apple ID and password for whomever will use the new iDevice. See Apple - My Apple ID and Frequently asked questions about Apple ID. The easiest way is to do this on the computer using iTunes: iTunes- How to set up an Apple ID within iTunes.
On the computer create a new user account for the person with the new iDevice. This will be the user account that person will always use. He/She will no longer use the other user account. This way that person will have a separate iTunes Library. Note that once done you cannot "share" apps under a single Apple ID. Each of you must purchase your own apps under your own Apple ID. When you decide to split up like this one of you will need to re-purchase the apps that they want to use.
Start by transferring the new device(s) to a new account along with all your data. Save any photo stream photos that you want to keep to your camera roll (unless they are already in the camera roll) by opening your Photos app, tap on Albums icon at the bottom. Now, tap on My Photo Stream album; tap Select; tap on the photos you want to select;, tap the share icon (box with upward facing arrow) in the lower left corner; then tap Save to Camera Roll.
If you are syncing notes with iCloud that you want to keep then you need to open each of your notes and email them to yourself. Later you can copy and paste the text into new notes created in your new account.
Tap on Settings > iCloud > Delete Account (only deletes it from this device, not from iCloud; the person keeping the current account will not be affected,) provide the password to turn off Find My Phone and choose Keep on My iDevice when prompted. Sign in with a different Apple ID to create your new account. Choose Merge to upload your data.
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Home Sharing - Can you share between two accounts on the same computer?

I haven't been able to find any info about this, but does home sharing allow you to share files between to different user accounts on the same computer? I have been struggling with trying to do this for years, and I'm really hoping this solves my problem.

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How to use two ipods on the same computer

I have one laptop with four user accounts. Until now we've had only one ipod that synchs with the iTunes library in Dad's account. Now daughter has an iPod, but want to use access the same music and playlists as Dad uses, at least for now. Do we synch the Daughter's ipod in Dad's account, just like we did with the first iPod?

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