[iTunes] Sharing a Library and separate ipods

[David DelMonte]

First. thanks for answering.

We are trying to avoid having separate libraries.

We are both mac users, using 10.4.8.

The library is on a G5 (on an internal drive) and that will at some  
point be moved to a Mac Pro.

We both use powerbooks when we travel.My wife uses her powerbook as  
her main ccmputer.

Our library is large so we cannot get it on her internal hard drive,

We want to be able to access music from the central drive and use our  
respective ipods to listen to it.

The home network is a 10/1000 wired network. We are using iTunes 7.0.1.

As I use the G5 when at home, have no problem connecting my ipod to  
it and downloading music for a trip.

But I want my wife to be able share the library (we can do that - no  
problem).

The  problem is that she cannot use the shared library to populate  
her ipod.

Is that clear?

David

On Oct 9, 2006, at 1:56 AM, Michael Prete wrote:

> David DelMonte wrote:
>> We have at home, a shared iTunes library.
>
> Not sure what you mean by this. Where is it located and who shares it?
>> My wife and I  would like to be able to each be able to plug our  
>> ipods into our own computers and update when/what we want.
>
> You each have your own computers. Are they networked over a LAN? Is  
> the iTunes Library on a shared external hard drive? Do you each  
> have an unique iTunes Library file on your respective computers?
>
>> Is there a way to do this?
>> If so, how?
>
> Your description lacks specificity, you don't describe your setup  
> with any clarity. I can't be specific with a response.
>
> If you each have your own computers, it would seem that you could  
> simplify the problem by having individual music libraries on each  
> computer and then connect your individual ipods and make any  
> changes or updates you like. But given the lack of information,  
> perhaps I simply don't understand what you are trying to do.
>
> I recommend that you state what computer(s) you have, what OS you  
> are running, what version of iTunes you have, if and how they are  
> connected, how you presently share your iTunes library, and a  
> clearer description of what difficulties you are trying to overcome.
>
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