Two Users, One Computer

Hello. My husband and I can not figure out how to separate our playlists on iTunes. Both of our music/video selections come up when we plug in our iPods, yet we have separate accounts. Is there a way for me to plug my iPod into my PC and not have access to his selections? Can this be resovled by one of us moving to a different computer? Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.

There are several different ways to use two iPods with one computer, have a look at this help page for suggestions and choose the method that suits you best: How to use multiple iPods with one computer

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Two users, one computer, can we share?

Hello and thanks for any help. We got a new computer for Christmas that has two user "accounts" on it. My husband loaded iTunes into "his" side with no problem. I have iTunes, but can't get any of the music to show up on it, even though the computer shows that the files are being shared between the two users. I can add music to it with no issue, but can't access what was already in the library. It seems silly to load all the music in twice, but I will if I have no other option. Any ideas? Thanks.

1 Quit iTunes.
2 Drag your entire iTunes folder from /My Documents/My Music/ to a Shared directory.
3 Log out.
1 Log in on your other account(s).
2 Start iTunes and immediately press an hold the Shift key.
3 iTunes will ask to Create new library or Choose existing library. Select Choose existing library.
4 Select the iTunes library file in the iTunes folder in /Users/Shared.
5 Now go to File -> Add Folder to library and select the iTunes music folder located in /My Documents/My Music/iTunes.
6 - iTunes will add all the music in from this account to the main iTunes music folder/library.
7 Delete the iTunes folder in /My Documents/My Music/.
8 Restart iTunes normally (don't hold Shift). Everything should be there.
9 Quit iTunes and log out of the account.
10 Do the above steps for all users. Don't do the first 1-3 steps. Start at the second series.
Log into your account, start iTunes normally and all music should be there.
Whenever any of you do anything in iTunes, it will be seen by all since you are using one and the same iTunes library file.
Create a "main" playlist for each user with their own music. Create a smart playlist and set it to Playlist is not the playlist you created above. Select this and it will show you everything NOT in your playlist. Do the same for the others. This will help when adding only the music you want your own playlist.
Note that iTunes can only be opened by one user at a time.

Two users, one computer, sharing library

My wife and I share one computer. I have the lion's share of music in my library and she wants to be able to download some of my songs onto her iPhone. What is best method?

Terence Delvin,
What's your motivation? You reference my previous statement about it being a big problem.
Yet that post has, interestingly, been deleted. But you still know about it. I can only assume that you work for Apple and you deleted it.
To then suggest that it is my personal problem is rather counter-productive. It is no longer my personal problem b/c I no longer and will never use iTunes 7.0.
My motivation? I am trying to warn other people so that they don't have to go through the same hassle. I'm hoping that Apple will own up to the problem and fix it.
If you intend to continue to deny the problem, then don't bother posting anymore. If you have some inside information on why it happens, after you read the referenced blog (which was erased along with my previous post but which I will re-list), then by all means - post that here, and there as well.
http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2006/09/12/itunes-7-erased-my-ipod
There are far too many experience users there who had it erase their ipod without warning for you to write it off as OE (operator error).
Regarding your semantics question -
If a plane SOMETIMES crashes, that's a HUGE problem for the people affected. (I'm using this as metaphor and mean no comparision between the two events)
If iTunes SOMETIMES erases the ipod, that's a HUGE problem for the people who have it happen to them.

HT1203 Two users & one computer

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How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices ... - Support - Apple

I have set up two users, one for myself and one for children. The computer automatically logs in for the children with no password required. When the children go to spotlight and type in a search criteria all of my files show up. How do I prevent this?

I have set up two users, one for myself and one for children. The computer automatically logs in for the children with no password required. When the children go to spotlight and type in a search criteria all of my files show and open up. How do I prevent this?

Log in to your account, and move all your files to your home folder. No other users should be able to access them there and they won't show up with a Spotlight search.
Make sure your kids' account(s) do not have admin privileges.

HT1386 How do I switch users on wifi sync for example my Mac has two users one apples MacBook pro the other is my name I want to switch from apples MacBook pro to my name how is this done?

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Try connecting the iPad to the computer that you do not want to WiFi sync with and uncheck the WiFi sync option in iTunes. Then click on Apply. Reboot the iPad and see if that does the trick.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons.

Have two users one is a test one is mine all the sudden mine lost the applications folder and now when i open my user it opens but wont respond to anything and i have to power it down and restart any clues

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You can find the serial number either in About this Mc in the Menu bar under the , or it should be on a sticker under the foot of the machine.
If you have the install discs, try booting from them, holding down the c key and then using Disk Utility to check the drive.
You can also boot into Safe mode
To start up into Safe Mode (to "Safe Boot"), do this:
   1. Be sure the computer is shut down.
   2. Press the power button.
   3. Immediately after you hear the startup tone, press and hold the Shift key.
      Tip: The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone but not before.
   4. Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple and progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
During the startup in Mac OS X 10.2 through 10.3.9, you will see "Safe Boot" on the Mac OS X startup screen.
During the startup in Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you will see "Safe Boot" on the login window, which appears even if you normally log in automatically.
Please post back with results,
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One Computer, Two Users, One Address Book

This question came up in the dim and distant past without a solution and I was wondering if there was one to it in the here and now.
My wife and I share 1 MacBookPro
We each have a user account.
I have a full .Mac account
She has a .Mac Email Account
We would like to have only one address book or at least have the same info in each of our respective address books. (not too big a request?)
I just can't find out how to do this other than her having a full .Mac account too which is just plain expensive overkill just to sync two address books!
Is there a way to do this please?
MBP 17", 800Mhz G4 Quicksilver (server) Mac OS X (10.4.8)

It can certainly be done. If you are sharing one computer, then with the right permissions and linking, you can use the same address book.
All the Address Book information is in a folder Library/Application Support/AddressBook in a user's home directory.
If you make an alias of all the files in that folder from your directory and put them in the same folder in your wife's home directory, and then ensure that both you and your wife have access to read and write all of those files, it should work.
As a result when either of you is using Address Book, you would be using the same files and the same data. Each will see the updates of the other.
If the permissions are not right, AddressBook will hang, and you have to force quit, but otherwise, it seems to work OK.
HAL 9000 As with anything, be sure you have a good backup.

Two Ipods - one computer - user accounts?

I have just gotten a second Ipod for my husband. I have read the article about using two Ipods with one PC - and want to use the two user accounts as my husband already has a separate account on the pc. Do I have to download a separate copy of Itunes using his account, or can I use the install of Itunes that I am already using through my user profile?

yup sure you can use more than two ipod
just create a new user when you open the new account and log in it will configure the itunes to ypur account IT WILL GO THROUGH THE LISENCE AGREEMENT SCREEN click on I AGREEE and u will be all set to use itunes
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Two users, two Palms, one computer

Hi all -
I have a Palm device that I've been using with iSync, iCal and Address Book successfully for some time. My husband just got a Palm, and I'm trying to decide the best strategy for us to be able to sync with our one computer. It would be nice for us to be able to share addresses and calendar events sometimes, but not essential, I suppose. We don't have a .mac account.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!

You do not need a .Mac account to synchronize anything but additional Macintosh desktop and portable computers.
You can either add an additional Palm device to the single account you likely share on this one computer, or you can create a second Mac OS X user account on your computer and synchronize the second Palm device with it.
The advantage of sharing the same account is that you will be able to share contact and calendaring data. The distinct disadvantage is that any addition, change or deletion of any information on your respective Palm devices will be propagated though your synchronization pool, affecting the Address Book, iCal and your other Palm device. You can limit the potential 'interference' or 'damage' by carefully choosing which individual calendars and contact groups are synchronized by each of you. Those configuration options are controlled for each device in a drop-down configuration pane for each device.
Be sure that you choose a unique HotSync name for the second Palm device and overwrite its contents during the initial synchronization event. If it contains contact or calendaring records that are unique, enter those records by hand into the Address Book and iCal so that they are not lost when the second device is overwritten.

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My wife and I recently purchased 4S phones and I'm trying to get my head around using icloud. Before I update to Lion for my imac, I want to make sure that what I'm hoping for is achievable.
Currently we share a home calendar and contacts, but each have independent home e-mail, work e-mail, work calendars, and work contacts accessed through an exchange server. On our phones I'd like to be able to blend our shared home information with each of our individual work accounts. As part of the setup process we each set up an icloud account. I've seen posts here and there about one computer not being able to update two accounts. Is this a problem that would affect me? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi, and welcome to the Palm Community Forums.
You should have no problems synchronizing two Palms to the same desktop...Palm Desktop is built for that. Just make sure that each device has a unique Hotsync ID. When you connect each device for the first time, Palm Desktop will prompt you to create a new Hotsync ID, or select an existing one. If you are upgrading from previous Palm OS devices (either phones or PDAs), it's important to also do a little extra *before* you install the new Palm Desktop software. This thread discusses the upgrade procedure and links you to the Upgrade Guide:
http://forums.palm.com/palm/board/message?board.id=hardware&thread.id=24532
No Palm OS phones, including the 755p, have Wi-Fi capabilities, so your wireless router won't come into play as far as the Palms are concerned.
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First ever message ever sent - Two ipod users One computer

Could someone help please. I have been happily using itunes with my ipod nano for a couple of years. My daughter has now got an ipod shuffle for her birthday. How do I seperate my library from hers. Clearly she will not want my playlists etc

This should help:
How to use multiple iPods with one computer
Regards.

Multiple Users One Computer sharing photo's

Hi,
I have two user's on my computer, both with different log on's etc. How can another user look at my photo's that are currently in iPhoto with out having to move folders around.
Can this also be done with iTunes so that we can share music without having to make duplicates?
Thanks.

Hi Fancy,
The first group of links will tell you how another user can view your iPhoto Library.
SHARING IPHOTO LIBRARIES
Sharing libraries between users on the same local network
You can also share a library on the same machine between users the same way.
Sharing libraries between users on the same machine...
-both users must have sharing enabled in their iPhoto Preferences
-both users must be logged in and have iPhoto running
-Remember that you can only view the other library. You can't edit the photos or play the saved slideshows or view the made books or burn them to CD or DVD. The books and slideshows will show up as an album. You can play that album as an "on the fly" slideshow. You can drag images from the sharing library to your library in the source column to import them to your library. You can then edit, add to albums, books, slideshow, etc.
Sharing links from Apple....
Sharing your photos between computers
About shared photos
Turning off photo sharing
Looking for shared photos
SHARING ONE IPHOTO LIBRARY BETWEEN USERS ON SAME MACHINE
You can try one of these three methods:
1- Use iPhoto Library Manager-the paid version
The documentation page will give instructions on how it is done.
2- Sharing one iPhoto library between several users on one machine
3- Share an iPhoto Library in tiger Using ACL's
4- I have also read about ShareAlike
There is no other info on the site about how it works.
I strongly urge anyone wanting to try any of the methods for sharing one iPhoto Library folder among more than one user to backup all iPhoto Library folders before attemptin anything.

Two users, one AppleTV. Please help.

I'm thinking about getting an AppleTV for THE device to play back our media. So this would mean our movies, music and maybe occasionally pictures. There are two users in my household: me and my wife. We have one computer, A MacBook Pro (although the wife might get a laptop of her own sometime in the future). I also have a Mac Mini that I have been planning to turn in to a server.
Now, both me and my wife have our own iTunes-libraries on the MBP. How could we make that content available to the AppleTV? There are few options:
a) We stream the content from the laptop. Easy solution, but I do not want this. I want to be able to access the content all the time, even if the laptop is sleeping. Also, I would like to move the iTunes-library off the laptop in order to save HD-space.
b) We sync the content from the laptop. Easy, but the problem is that only one user can sync. So if I synced my content to AppleTV, my wife could not sync her content, so we are back at option A, which is not suitable.
c) We combine the two libraries in to one, copy them to the server that runs iTunes, and we stream the content from there to the laptop and to the AppleTV (or we could sync it to the AppleTV as well). The library could be split in to playlists that would list each users songs for example, so my wifes Harry Belafonte-songs don't get mixed up with my Manowar-songs . Now, this sounds like the best solution. But how could I or my wife add content? The laptop would be used to buy music from iTunes, as well as ripping CD and DVD's, and that content needs to be added to the iTunes-library that is running on the server. How to do that?
d) We combine the iTunes-libraries in to one (with playlists separating the songs according to the user) and put it on a network-volume on the server. Now, this seems like a good solution as well, but... If my wife ever gets a computer of her own (instead of we using one shared computer), what would happen if she decided to access that content on her computer while I was accessing it on mine? Of course I could just wirelessly share the library with her computer, but then she couldn't add her purchased songs to the common library, and they therefore wouldn't be playable on the AppleTV.
I don't think my situation is that uncommon, so I would be interested in knowing how to solve it.

This actually seems like a viable solution. If my wife buys or rips some music, I don't have urgent need to listen to it, and if I do, I can always import the songs to my library. And I'm quite certain that my wife is not interested in my content, but if she is, I could always teach her how to import my content to her library.
One loose end that remains is that how we will get that various content to the AppleTV. Of course, I could manually sync the content to it. But if my wife buys content, how could she make it available to AppleTV? While streaming would work, I don't like the idea of AppleTV being dependant on the laptop in order to work properly. What would happen is that she buys content, I then add that content to my iTunes-library from where I then sync it to AppleTV. Or she streams her library to AppleTV, but she couldn't access that content if the laptop was sleeping.
I asked this same question in another Mac-forum and I received a suggestion where the server would stream the content. Adding purchased content to the server-iTunes would be handled by a Folder Action that would automatically import any added file to that folder to the iTunes-library. So if my wife bought a song, she would then copy that song to certain network-folder, where it would be automatically imported to the server-iTunes for streaming. And same thing would happen in my case. We could still have separate libraries for each user, for iPod-syncing and so forth. So it would basically be a three-way iTunes-setup, with three different iTunes's (mine, wifes and the server-iTunes) using same folder and files, but each having separate libraries. My wife's library would contain just her content, my library would contain just my content, and the server-iTunes would contain all content that would then be streamed to AppleTV.
Does any of this make any sense :)?

IWeb won't publish my daughter's sites (multiple users; one computer)

Our daughters have their own computer, so I created two user accounts (one for each). They also each have their own MobileMe account (under a family plan).
Each has created a site in iWeb. However, I can't get iWeb to upload either site. Each time I click publish, it says "sign in to Mobile Me" and the system preferences window pops up. It seems to log in to the account, automatically. iWeb has a window open saying "Logging in" When I click to return to iWeb, that "logging in" window disappears and nothing else happens. Nothing is uploaded.
Even if I try again, it says "log in" again. I don't understand why they aren't logged in automatically, all the time, under their username and why iWeb won't upload anything.

Jim:
Try the following. Even though it's for a different problem, mail in this case, it has helped others with your problem;
Source: http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/mobileme/index.html#d30jul2008
Page Title: MobileMe
Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 9:06:25 AM
Jim Oase
After waiting a day for the rolling restore to happen, I called AppleCare because Apple had sent an email saying my service was back, and it wasn't. I still could send and not receive using Mail.
*Here is what fixed it*. Go to MobileMe (terrible name) in System Preferences, log out. Then enter a garbage name and password and try to log in. This apparently clears the MobileMe preferences. Then enter your real UserName and PassWord. For me this was lights on.
I am left wondering how long ago I could have had email had I known this preference reset scheme.
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