How To Share Itunes Library Between Users On Same Mac

On your Mac or PC, you can use Home Sharing to see shared libraries from other computers that are connected to the same Wi-Fi network and signed in with the same Apple ID. To see a shared library from a computer on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Apple TV, you need to be signed in with the same Apple ID as the computer and connected to the. Jul 06, 2009  A guide to sharing your iTunes library between different users on the same Mac Lets say you have two accounts on the one Mac, one for you and one for your partner. You are both into the same sort of music so want to share it between you both. Normally, in OS X, the different.

Before you set up Home Sharing

  • Update all of your Apple devices to the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS. On your PC, make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes for Windows.
  • Connect all of your devices to the same Wi-Fi or Ethernet network.
  • Make sure that all of your devices are signed in with the same Apple ID and authorised to play purchases using that Apple ID.

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Set up Home Sharing

Before you can use Home Sharing, you need to set it up on your Mac or PC.

How to set up Home Sharing on your Mac

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences.
  2. Click Sharing.
  3. Click Media Sharing.
  4. Select Home Sharing and sign in with your Apple ID. Use the same Apple ID for every computer or device on your Home Sharing network.
  5. Click Turn On Home Sharing.

How to set up Home Sharing on your PC

  1. Open iTunes for Windows.
  2. If you aren’t signed in, sign in with your Apple ID. Use the same Apple ID for every computer or device on your Home Sharing network.
  3. From the menu bar at the top of the iTunes window, choose File > Home Sharing > Turn on Home Sharing.

You can use Home Sharing with up to five computers that are connected to your home Wi-Fi or Ethernet network.

Use Home Sharing

On your Mac or PC, you can use Home Sharing to see shared libraries from other computers that are connected to the same Wi-Fi network and signed in with the same Apple ID.

To see a shared library from a computer on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Apple TV, you need to be signed in with the same Apple ID as the computer and connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

On your Mac

You can use Home Sharing to access your media library across computers that are on the same Wi-Fi network. And you can stream music, movies and TV shows from one authorised computer to another. Just make sure that your computers are powered on, awake and have the Music app or iTunes for Windows open.

To access your media library:

  1. Open the Music app.
  2. If you aren’t signed in, sign in with your Apple ID. Use the same Apple ID for every computer or device on your Home Sharing network.
  3. In the sidebar, click Library.
  4. Click the media library.

To go back to your music library, click Eject in the sidebar.

On your PC

You can use Home Sharing to stream music, movies, and TV shows from one authorised computer to another. Just make sure that your computers are powered on, awake and have the Music app or iTunes for Windows open.

To see all of your shared libraries, click Music in the top-left corner of the iTunes window.

On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

To use Home Sharing to access your computer's media library on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, sign in to Home Sharing on your device:

  1. To see a music library, go to Settings > Music. To see a video library, go to Settings > TV > iTunes Videos.
  2. Under Home Sharing, tap Sign In.
  3. Sign in with your Apple ID. Use the same Apple ID for every computer or device on your Home Sharing network.

After you sign in, connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to the same Wi-Fi network as your computer, and open the Music app, Apple TV app or iTunes for Windows on your computer.

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See shared music

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  1. Open the Music app and tap Library.
  2. Tap Home Sharing. Can't see it? Tap Edit, select Home Sharing, then tap Done.
  3. Choose a shared library.

See shared videos

  1. Open the TV app.
  2. Tap Library.
  3. Choose a shared library.

On your Apple TV

To use Home Sharing to access your computer's media library on your Apple TV, sign in to Home Sharing on your Apple TV: New mac transfer iphoto library.

  1. Go to Settings > Users and Accounts > Home Sharing.
  2. Select Turn on Home Sharing.
  3. Sign in with your Apple ID. Use the same Apple ID for every computer or device on your Home Sharing network.

After you sign in, follow these steps to access your computer's media library on your Apple TV:

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  1. Connect your Apple TV to the same Wi-Fi network as your computer.
  2. On your computer, open the Music app, Apple TV app or iTunes for Windows.
  3. On your Apple TV, go to the Home screen, select Computers and choose a shared library.

You can also view photos from your computer on your Apple TV.

  • On your Mac: Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences. Click Sharing. Click Media Sharing, then select Share Photos with Apple TV.
  • On your PC: Open iTunes for Windows. In the menu bar, go to File > Home Sharing, then select Choose Photos to Share with Apple TV.

Welcome to Mac Help, our new column focused on helping you, the reader, with troubles you're having on your Mac. This installment's question comes from Doug Larsen, who needs help sharing files between his and his wife's user accounts on their family Mac.

Dough writes:

My wife and I sometimes want to share files with each other. A year ago we got our first Mac but before that we were both longtime Windows users. In fact neither of us had even touched a Mac before that so everything about OSX is new to us.

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I setup different user accounts for us and for the life of me I can't find an easy way to share files. With Windows you have the Public folders where files are easily shared but on the Mac there doesn't seem to be anything like it. I always have to find some clunky workaround to share a file with my wife who is using the very same machine.

There is an equivalent to the Public folders feature in Windows, but it's pretty well hidden. For whatever reason, Apple doesn't make it very easy to use. Fortunately it's not difficult to set up.

First of all, setting up different user accounts on the same Mac is a great way to keep things organized, and I wish more people would do it. You share the same applications and system files, but your individual settings and your documents are completely different. It's an efficient and productive way to let more than one person use the same Mac. So kudos, Doug, on doing the right thing.

If you check your /Users directory, you should see a folder called 'Shared.' That folder is dedicated to shared files that can be managed between different user accounts. A few of the applications I've installed use it so they can run without any trouble regardless of which user account is active, but you can use it for whatever you wish.

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To access the Shared folder, simply open the Finder and select the Go menu, then select Go to folder.. (or type command-shift-G). Then type /Users and hit return.

You should be staring at the list of user folders on your Mac, with a Shared folder there as well. If you'd like to make it easier to access, simply drag that Shared folder into the Favorites sidebar on the left of your Finder window, or (as I pointed out in last week's column), command-drag it to the Finder toolbar if you'd prefer to have it on the top.

What to do when Apple tells you there’s not enough storage to re-sync iCloud Photo Library Funky things happen if you turn off iCloud Photo Library and then turn it back on. Dec 03, 2018  The Photos Library program that came with my Mac (Version 1.5 (370.42.0) is not allowing me to upload any more photos/videos. It says 'Insufficient disk space: There is not enough free space on your Photo Library volume to import the selected items. It is estimated that you need at least 3.81 GB of additional free space.' How do I increase space? Mac photo library not enough space How to cope with a Photos library too big to fit on an internal Mac drive Apple doesn’t offer the perfect mix of choices with iCloud Photos, and the right answer isn’t obvious. Mar 18, 2020  If your library is large, and you want to free up storage space on your Mac, turn on iCloud Photo Library and use Optimize Mac Storage, or move your library to an external drive. Before you start, be sure to back up your library.

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Either way you'll be able to access the Shared folder instantly, so you and your wife can both have access to common files you need. Whoever created the file will retain ownership of it, so the second person will need to make a copy of it and edit the copy.

Another way to do it is to use a third-party sync tool like Dropbox, but that requires you to upload and download the file using the Internet. This way the file stays local only on your Mac, which could be an important consideration if security (or bandwidth conservation) is paramount.

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