Using 2 different ipods on a same omputer

I had my ipod and it was working good but now my sister got an ipod too and I don't know how to work itunes know because it only has one library and all my songs go to her ipod and her songs to mine. what can I do?

Juan,
Read this, it explains everything...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432
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Unfortunately you've discovered too late how important it is to maintain an up-to-date backup of your iTunes library (and all other data of value). You could, before wiping the drive, have considered making use of a commercial data recovery service that could (albeit at considerable cost) have extracted your library from the hard disk, even if virus infected.
In the absence of that option, you will need to restore the content of your library from its original sources:
Depending on your location, you may be able to re-download any iTunes Store purchases that are still available on the Store
Likewise, most digital purchases from Amazon (including auto-rip copies of purchased CDs) should be available from the Amazon Cloud and via the Amazon Music application - the same may be true of other commercial sources for digital downloads
Content imported from your CDs will have to imported again
The specific situation that you describe regarding the music imported from your friend's external HDD suggests that either the source is badly organized and/or originates from a source other than iTunes (other media players may use alternative tags for information like artist, title, album, etc. that are not wholly consistent with how iTunes handle these). Without details of the issues you're seeing it is difficult to suggest a remedy other than going through the media album-by-album, track-by-track, and correcting the inconsistencies.
In the absence of a backup or access to the original library data there is no option other than painstakingly recreating your library as described above. As you do so, you'll now realize how important creating and maintaining backups are - in my case I have at all times three separate duplicates of my library, in two different locations, where none is ever more than a week old compared to the content of my master library.

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I have and ipod(1GB) and my daughter has another ipod(4GB), how can we work with the same computer and itune for 2 different ipods ?
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this document might be of some help with that:
How to use multiple iPods with one computer
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iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer

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Can i have my ipod and my husbands nano run from the same itunes? will my library be added to his nano and will his nano library be added to my itunes? please help this is frustrating me.

tean5289,
This article addresses using multiple iPods on the same computer.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432
Method Two in the article is the method my wife and I have used in the past. I had mine set up to sync my playlists, plus the recently added playlist. That way if she added any music, I had 2 weeks that it would show up on my iPod, and give me time to move the song to one of my own playlists.
i have turned the fast switch for the user accounts
off. when i log into my husbands user account and
open his itunes it still tells me that it cannot be
opened an unknown error has occured.
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can ipod video and nano run from one itunes library?

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Hi.. I own an iPod Nano and use iTunes on my microsoft laptop. My younger brother is getting his own iPod soon and he would be using my laptop to put songs onto his iPod.
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& Can He Have The Same Songs As Me On His iPod? Or Are Songs Only Allowed On 1 iPod?
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Hi gmsunshine,
Yes, it's possible to do this kind of thing. There are a few different methods in doing this kind of thing.
For information on what your options are, and how to manage multiple iPods using one computer, check out this Apple Knowledge Base article, here:
How to manage multiple iPods using one computer
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Author: [email protected]
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Bug: BLZ-288 - Consumer is only receiving first pushed message when Consumer and RemoteObject that is used to push the messages use different channel sets but same channel.
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The ipod shuffle user's manual on page 4 says that "to use ipod shuffle with a windows pc you must have: itunes 5.0 or later (itunes 6.0.5 or later is recommended)".
Her disk comes with an itunes version (or so it says, I haven't got that far as to download it yet). I wondered if it would affect my songs. Thank you for letting me know that it won't.
I'm thinking that maybe installing her software on my computer is not such a good idea since it doesn't have the ability to manually monitor what will be loaded on it. Will all my songs automatically download to hers? (Sorry if I seem dense, but I only know how to run mine & I have mine set to manual control.)
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Question about using multiple iPods on the same PC

I've read the FAQs on this subject but I still have a couple of questions about multiple users with separate iPods using the same PC.
I want to use my family's desktop (A new Gateway with Vista, if it matters) for my new iPod Classic, but my father already has an iTunes account on there for his iPod. I know I can create a new user account on the PC and move iTunes to a shared folder so that we can share music, but will this second account be able to purchase music from the iTunes store or am I going to have to switch between Windows User accounts to make purchases and then move new songs into my separate iTunes account via the shared folder? Will it be its own separate iTunes account (separate user name, separate credit card used, etc.) or will it just be a second library that's dependant on the first?
I want to be able to have my own iTunes account, make my own purchases in it, and maybe occasionally share tv shows or something with my father.
If this can't be done, would I be better off just creating new playlists for our two iPods from the same library, or creating a second library on my Father's account?
Also, if I want to access things I've purchased from iTunes on this desktop in iTunes on my notebook, will I be able to?
I hope that made sense.
Sorry if these seem like silly questions. This will be my first iPod as I'm really excited about the 160gig and want to know if these things are possible.
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Hi, Wes.
Congratulations on your new iPod Classic and Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
For no particular reason, let's answer your last question first ...
... if I want to access things I've purchased from iTunes on this desktop in iTunes on my notebook, will I be able to?
The iTunes Store operates on a one download per purchase policy so you will have to copy the purchases from one computer to the other and make sure that you authorize the laptop to play the songs.
As to your first question ...
... will this second account be able to purchase music from the iTunes store or am I going to have to switch between Windows User accounts to make purchases ...
Whatever XP User Account you are logged in to doesn't really matter. What's important is which Apple Account you sign in to ... yours or your Dad's or - if you had my Apple ID and password - The Mimico Kid's for that matter. You can sign in to any Apple Account on any XP User Account. Or any computer for that matter.
Where the XP User Account comes into play is that it will determine where on your computer the purchases are downloaded. Files will be sent to the iTunes Music folder as specified in the iTunes Edit menu > Preferences > Advanced tab > General sub-tab. Default settings will have a different location for each User Account - C:\Documents and Settings\ user name \My Documents\My Music\iTunes - but if you've read this article in the Apple Knowledge Base, you will know you can change the location of the iTunes Music folder in each XP Account to a common location such as C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music\iTunes.
Post back if all this hasn't been as clear as mud and you need anything clarified.

Using multiple ipods on the same computer

I have three ipods in the family. Is it possible to have three different libraries that can sync when each different ipod is connected? At the moment. my libray syncs with al three.

There are basically three ways of using multiple iPods on a computer and these involve:
a) Sharing a single iTunes library
b) Creating Multiple Libraries in a single user account
c) Creating multiple user accounts.
Note: When you are sharing an iTunes library, you don't have to set each iPod to update in the same manner, you can mix and match from the options below as each iPod has it's own update settings
Sharing a Library and/or User Account
If you want to share the one library, you can set either or all of the iPods so that they only get updated with only certain playlists (you can update from more than one if you wish): Loading songs onto iPod automatically - Windows
Choosing the update option "Sync Music - Selected playlists" allows you to create a playlist specifically for the iPod and drag the tracks you want into it. If you tire of the list and want to change it, you just add or remove the songs you don't want. The ones you take out out remain in the library to be used some other time if you choose. You can read more about playlists at these links:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
Or you can choose to update any or all of the iPods manually and just drag whatever content you want to them: Managing content manually on iPod
Loading the iPod shuffle differs slightly but it can still be used with the others, for details have a look at this page:
Loading songs onto iPod shuffle - Windows
Loading songs onto iPod shuffle - Mac
Multiple Libraries
It's also possible to have multiple libraries in a single account. To create or access a second (or more) library, hold down the Option key (or Shift key in Windows) when launching iTunes 7. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to the other Library.
Note: You can only have one Library open at a time and iTunes will default to the last library opened if you don't use the keyboard command to choose one. This can prove tricky when using multiple iPods, if you don't use the keyboard command you can risk syncing to the wrong library:Using multiple iTunes libraries -Windows
Separate User Accounts
Another option is to create a separate User account for each person on your PC or Mac. Different accounts by definition would give you completely separate libraries. Each account has it's own iTunes folder, Library and iTunes Music folder and you load it with CDs etc just as you did with your original one. The iPod can be set to update however the owner chooses, sync all, manual or sync specific playlists
I don't use Windows so I can't give you a step by step on that one, however I can point you to another web page which should help you out. You can read about Windows user accounts here: Create A New User Account In Vista

How do you use two ipods on the same computer?

Okay i got a ipod for christmas and my brother got one for his b-day a few days ago & i already had itunes installed for my ipod now do i have to install it agian or what?
Also my brothers ipod has the picture of the ipod with the ! thing.
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hiya!
Okay i got a ipod for christmas and my brother got one for his b-day a few days ago & i already had itunes installed for my ipod now do i have to install it agian or what?
these resources might be helpful with that:
Natalie Beresford: multiple iPod/iTunes installations
How to use multiple iPods with one computer
iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
Also my brothers ipod has the picture of the ipod with the ! thing.
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iPod does not appear in iTunes or on the desktop, an exclamation point or sad iPod icon appears onscreen
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Read this article to find out how to set up your computer for multiple iPods.
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