Using i Tunes with more than one iPod

I have an iPod mini and I just got a new Shuffle. I was curious how I would make iTunes recognize both iPods. Thanks for your help.

hi Henry!
these resources should 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
love, b

Similar Messages

  • How can i use my iphone with more than one itunes

    how can i use my iphone with more than one itunes

    Sync iPod/iPad/iPhone with two computers
    Although it isn't possible to sync an Apple device with two different libraries it is possible to sync with the same logical library from multiple computers. Each library has an internal ID and when iTunes connects to your iPod/iPad/iPhone it compares the local ID with the one the device normally syncs with. If they are the same you can go ahead and sync...
    I have my library cloned to a small 1Tb USB drive which I can take between home & work. At either location I use SyncToy 2.1 to update the local copy with the external drive. Mac users should be able to find similar tools. I can open either of the local libraries or the one on the external drive and update the media content of my iPhone. The slight exception is Photos which normally connects to a specific folder on a specific machine, although that can easily be remapped to the current library if you create a "Photos" folder inside the iTunes Media folder so that syncing the iTunes folders keeps this up to date as well. I periodically sweep my library for new files & orphans with iTunes Folder Watch just in case I make changes at one location but then overwrite the library with a newer copy from the other. Again Mac users should be able to find similar tools.
    As long as your media is organised within an iTunes Music or Tunes Media folder, in turn held inside the main iTunes folder that has your library files (whether or not you let iTunes keep the media folder organised) each library can access items at the same relative path from the library folder so the library can be at different drives/paths on different machines. This solution ensures I always have adequate backups of my library and I can update my devices whenever I can connect to the same build of iTunes.
    When working with an iPhone earlier builds of iTunes would remove any file not physically present in the local library, even if there was an entry for it, making manual management practically redundant on the iPhone. This behaviour has been changed but it will still only permit manual management with a library that has the correct internal ID. If you don't want to sync your library between machines on a regular basis just copy the iTunes Library.itl file from the current "home" machine to any other you want to use, then clean out the library entries and import the local content you have on that box.
    tt2

  • How to use iTunes with more than one Ipod

    I would like to know whether is possible to use iTunes with more that one ipod, because I need to have 2 differents libraries, one for my 30GB ipod and my son's ipod nano.
    Thanks, Felipe

    Try this http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432

  • HT5622 Can Face Time be used to connect with more than one person at a time?

    Can I connect with more than one person at a time when using Face Time?

    You mean like a conference call?  No, unfortunately.

  • Itunes with more than one ipod

    Can anyone tell me if you can use two ipods, one mine one my wife's, on I tunes and if you can how ?

    This should get you set up.
    Multiple iPod installations.

  • Using prefix number with more than one contact - 2...

    Hi,
    New User here.  
    By searching the forum I found out how to program in a pause so that I could prefix all my 'out-of-country' contacts with a cheap service provider.  (Why isn't this key in the manual, or shown on the keyboard?)
    When I save the number for Contact 2 I am told that the number is already in use for Contact 1, but of course, it isn't.  It's only the number as far as the pause that's the same.  And the call is refused. 
    So, as I have lots of these numbers to pre-program and it means the difference between a 15 euro call and 0.50 euro call, I want to do this!
    Anybody out there know the 'work 'round', or why this is happening?
    Thanks in advance

    Not sure how this is going to help me.  Even if there are two numbers available, surely, once i choose one to dial, the other is no longer on the screen.
    I know how to enter the prefix no, pause for the service to reply, and then dial the out of country number.  So the number looks like 12345p00448769876543.  That part is easy.
    I can even force it to save the second number with that prefix.
    Getting the phone to use the second number with 12345p at the front is the problem.  It just rejects the call.  It doesn't seem to look at the rest of the number and see the difference.  It appears to stop at the pause.
    Or maybe I'm mis-interpreting what's happening.

  • Can I use NIDAQ32.dll with more than one application?

    We have some third party hardware and software which uses a PCI-6602 board and NIDAQ. I wanted to use some of the functions of the board for something else in a VB 6.0 program, but I always got errors with NIDAQ32.dll not being found if the third party software was running. It worked fine if I closed their software. I talked to NI, and they said you could not access a board with two applications at once. Fine, so I bought a PCI-6601 to put in the system to do my other functions. However, I still get the same error, saying the NIDAQ32.dll can not be found when I try to run my VB program. Anybody have a solution? I really need this to work, or this board is pretty useless to me...
    -Matt

    Matt,
    You CAN access a board with two applications at once. However, you can not access the same resource on a board with two applications at once. Analog input, analog output, and digital I/O are each their own separate resources. Each individual counter is a separate resource. Since your application works fine with the third-party software closed it sounds like your third-party software is doing something to the NIDAQ32.dll. I recommend contacting the developers of the third-party software and finding out what they are doing with the NIDAQ32.dll and if they even intended other applications to access the DLL at the same time.
    Ames
    Applications Engineering
    National Instruments

  • Is it possible to use Firefox Sync with more than one browser on a single phone?

    I have set up a New Sync account. I have logged in with my desktop Firefox (30a2) and with Firefox release on my Android phone. They seem to be syncing with each other. But with Aurora, it says "Could not sign in". I'm fairly sure I have the password right.
    How do I work out what's wrong or debug this?

    Yes this should work.
    Before new Sync there was a restriction, Release/Beta and Aurora/Nightly were considered one channel each. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=988437 removed this restriction.

  • Can anyone give me simple instructions on how to use more than one ipod on the same computer with itunes? Both my daughters have ipods, my wife has one

    Dear All
    Can anyone give me simple instructions on how to use more than one ipod on the same computer with itunes. My daughters have a different generation 'nano' each & my wife a 'shuffle'?
    Many thanks

    Click here for options.
    (69081)

  • Can i use my ipod with more than one computer?

    i synched my ipod with one computer, hooked it up to another and it says i can't sync with more than one library? it says i have to restore it but i dont want to delete my music off of my ipod, i just want to add the music from this other library

    I have two different iPods and two computers. I regularly use either iPod on either computer.
    First set the preferences so itunes will not automatically sync when ipod is connected.
    Then connect the ipod and set itunes to manually manage music.
    Drag and drop whatever content you want to the device showing on the left.
    If this was the default setup, there wouldn't be all these posts about people losing all their music when they connect their ipod.

  • Can I use iPod with more than one computer?

    I have a 60gb iPod w/ color (4th Gen). On my laptop which is my home computer I also have all my music as well as on my iPod. I would like to know if I can put all my music on a second or even third computer so that I can access the music. Also, my girlfriend has a iPod nano. Would she be able to access my music if I put the music on her computer?

    See this.
    How to use an iPod with more than one computer.

  • Using more than one IPOD with ITUNES?

    A simple question but can i connect more than one IPOD to my ITUNES on my laptop? I am considering buying a IPOD for my gf (i already have a video IPOD) and we only have the one laptop in the house. I think i read somewhere that you cannot connect 2 IPODs but wanted to check before i buy it.

    See this thread:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1185355&tstart=0

  • Can I have more than one ipod with more than  music library on one computer

    I was just wondering if i could have 2 different ipods (one a 5th generation and the other ipod touch) with 2 different music libraries on the same computer and itunes? because right now im using my parents computer and my fiance is using my laptop and we're moving so we'll only have one computer in the next few weeks. So if anyone could try to give me an answer or have a solution that would be fantastic lol!

    See these articles about using more than one iPod on one computer, and with either one or more iTunes libraries.
    Multiple iPod installations.
    How to use multiple iPods with one computer.
    If you have the latest iTunes, an easy way to create a new library is to hold down the 'alt' key whilst opening iTunes (for Macs), or hold down the 'shift' key (for Windows).
    This will give you the option of either using the current iTunes library or creating a new one.
    There are various methods of transferring different songs to different iPods with a single iTunes library.
    One is to manage the songs manually.
    With this setting, you can drag and drop songs/playlists etc onto the iPod from iTunes, and also delete and/or edit songs which are currently on the iPod without affecting the iTunes library.
    If you wish to keep the convenience of automatic sync, then you could set the iPods to sync with "selected playlists". This setting can be found in the iPod summary screen under the 'music' tab. With this setting, different playlists can be transferred and later deleted from each iPod without affecting any playlists stored in iTunes or the playlists on the other iPods.
    Also, on the 'summary' main page you will see the option to "only sync checked items". With this setting selected, if you remove the check marks from any songs in iTunes, they will not be transferred to the iPod. You can restore the check mark if you want to put the songs back on the iPod at a later date.
    Be aware that when playing songs in iTunes, any songs that do not have a check mark against them will be skipped over and will not be played.

  • Can more than one ipod use an itunes library

    Sorry for the newbe qestion but I need some advice for my daughters ipod. I have two libraries on two different computers. how do i set the itunes to manual sync. Can I also sync different ipods, we have several.
    thx

    *I have two libraries on two different computers. how do i set the itunes to manual sync*
    You don't set iTunes to manual, you set the iPod. If you want to connect and use an iPod on more than one computer or with more than one library you need to change the update preference in the iPod Summary tab to "Manually manage music and videos" and click Apply. The content of iTunes and the iPod are not syncronised in this mode so the two can be different. You can directly access the content of the iPod and play it through iTunes and you can drag and drop whatever you want to the iPod from either library:
    Using iPod with Multiple computers
    Managing content manually on iPod
    Syncing Music to iPod
    Something else to be aware of when using an iPod in manual mode is that the "Do Not Disconnect" message will remain on the display until you physically eject the device: Safely Disconnect IPod
    *Can I also sync different ipods, we have several*
    There are a few different ways to use multiple iPods with one computer. However if the iPods are also being used with multiple computers then you'll be using the manual method regardless and not any form of auto-sync. Have a look at this help page for all the suggestions: How to use multiple iPods with one computer

  • Using More Than One iPod On One Computer

    Hi everyone,
    I am sure my question will be an easy one to answer for the right person - who will no doubt have more experience than Apple's helpline which I just tried.
    I have a 60gb iPod with Colour display, which syncs with my iTunes (version 7.0) (currently at about 45gb) on a Windows XP machine. I have seen the new range of iPods and am very keen on getting one of the new Shuffles. My question is: can I use both iPods with the same iTunes, same music library, and on the same computer.
    Any responses would be very gratefully received. If anyone happens to know what the student discount (as in how many %) is on the Apple Store then I'd also like to know.
    Many thanks in advance,
    Edd

    Yes, you can use more than one iPod on the same computer.
    If you don't want the same music on both, this article discusses two methods of setting it up:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432
    My wife and I use Method Two in that article, and include the Recently Added smart playlist so that if either of us adds a song, it will be on both iPods for a few weeks.
    The one thing to keep in mind is you will want to avoid having them both connected simultaneously. This article has more information:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61713

Maybe you are looking for