Two accounts one computer

I have two iTunes accounts. Apple stated they will not merge the two accounts into one. My wife has a third account, which also can not be merged. So, now I have this really annoying thing where whenever I switch my accounts, I can not access my content for 90 days. I can not fathom families that have one computer and tried to set up accounts for each of the family members. What is the answer to this? I have already sent a nastygram to Apple, but this appears to be the worst customer service idea on the face of the earth. You can't merge accounts, nor can you have multiple accounts on the same computer. Does apple think that families can afford a computer for each one of their children? I don't know the answer to this, but if someone else knows, please inform me. I can not access the material I rightfully bought and Apple is now withholding due to some 90 day restriction that was not in place when I bought the material.

All accounts remain as they are now when installing on top of a previous OS, only the OS components and basic Apple apps update. None of this has anything to do with iCloud, which is a separate issue.

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Customer Care would have the authority to reset activations. We are basically users such as yourself and can't do this.
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I have two iphones (first generation and 3g) and I am looking for details on how to connect and setup the phones to one account while still keeping our stuff separate. I really don't want to have two accounts.

The easiest way to sync specific contacts is select specific groups or folders form the contact manager, in iTunes. Each iPhone will have its own specific sync settings. More detailed information available here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
If you want, you can separate things a little more by creating an alternate iTunes library or user account. This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495 was written for using multiple iPods with a single computer but it's the same general idea for iPhones, they are very similar.
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You might want to read this Apple support documents.
Maybe they can let you know what you need.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_site.psp.itunes.more&q =iTunes%20Store%20Account%20and%20Billing

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in regard to Time Machine.
I have two accounts on one Macbook Pro running OS 10.6.8. One account is an admin account, the other is a standard user account.
When I initially implemented Time Machine I was logged into the Admin account. I allowed Time Machine to erase the drive and backup the computer. Is the standard user account contents also backed up?
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Time Machine backs up by default all the user accounts.
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I have two different accounts activated on my iTunes. This makes it difficult using my iPhone because I have to be logged in as the right account for ringtones and app updates. Is there anyway I can merge the two into one?

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Hey, my wife and I are going to be getting two iPhone 4S's tomorrow. I've noticed that some people use one computer and one Apple ID with two phones to keep from having to buy apps twice. I'm curious on how that will work with iCloud. Will we be able to use two different iCloud accounts with one computer? Or will we have to use one iCloud because we are using the same Apple ID?
Will this mean all of my contacts will sync to hers, and all her photos will sync to mine and vice versa?
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Syncing multiple devices, user accounts, iTunes accounts one computer

I have a question that I can't find a clear answer.
I previous had one iPod touch and one iPad that I synched with my iTunes library. No problem. But now the wife has finally purchased a verizon iPhone and I want to be able to use my vast app collection for her phone.
Scenario is we each have separate user accounts (so we can maintain our own calendars and contacts, ect.). We each have our own ITunes accounts and our own iTunes libraries by default. She will not be purchasing much on her account though.
How do I, without creating a can of worms, create one library to sync to so I can put apps and music on her phone without erasing any of her separate information. I have read a lot on the subject and there does not seem to be a clear answer anywhere. Yes, I have read ht1495 but that does not seem to be exactly on point
Basically, I have 3 devices, 2 user accounts and 2 iTunes accounts but one computer only. I want to be able to have all iTunes stuff available on both user accounts and be able to have both people be able to read and write to the same library. I am sure there are plenty of people running into this issue with more and more people getting iPhones with verizon. It seems that it is easier to do with multiple computers than one computer.
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The easiest way to accomplish want you want is to transfer what content you want to the separate iTunes library under each user account. To transfer content from your library to your wife's library so that she can use it on her phone, do this:
1. Launch iTunes under your wife's login.
2. Sign her out of iTunes & then you sign in.
3. iTunes>Preferences>Devices>Disable auto-sync when an iPod/iPhone is connected.
4. Connect your phone, DO NOT SYNC!
5. Store>Authorize this Computer(only have to do this once).
6. File Transfer Purchases(all of the purchased content on your phone will be transferred to your wife's library).
7. When complete, eject your phone, sign out of iTunes, sign your wife back in.
You can now sync whatever content you want to your wife's phone. Just remember, all updates to apps obtained using your account must be done while signed in using your account: sign wife out, you sign in, update apps, you sign out, sign wife in, sync her phone.
This way you can share content(permitted under the EUSLA) and still maintain your separate logins. Do the same under your login if you want to share content from your wife's library.
Just load whatever content you want to share on each others phones, transfer the content, then delete it from the respective phone if you don't want to keep it there.

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