Multiple iPod/iPhone homes

[mlktwins]

Hi all! My DH and I both have iPods and I'm the one that maintains the iTunes library. Right now, we both share the same library -- mostly because I don't know if we can have separate libraries on the same computer. Does anyone know if we can have separate iTunes libraries on the same computer? Also, he just got the new iPhone for Verizon and we need to activate it using iTunes. Can I set up a separate account on the same computer for that also? If so, how do I do that?

 

We do have 2 computers, but his laptop is not used much and I use my laptop all the time. I don't want to have to turn on his laptop just to do iTunes if I don't have to.

 

If it helps to know, I don't think both of our iPods are registered.

 

THANKS MUCH!

[vonfirmath]

if you have windows, you can have separate itunes under separate account names, I've heard.

[Mom22ns]

if you have windows, you can have separate itunes under separate account names, I've heard.

 

The same is true on a Mac.

[justasque]

Do you use playlists? We have three different people using my computer for iTunes, and we have quite different taste in music. We deal with it by using playlists. Each person has a folder with their playlists in it, so when they sync it's easy to see their stuff. We have a folder or two with more general stuff. It's nice to be able to listen to each other's stuff sometimes too, and there's some stuff two of us or all three listen to (like podcasts).

[Laurel]

You can have multiple libraries on the same computer. I used to have one library for my iPod (audiobooks for the kids mainly), and one library for my iPhone (my music and media).

[jelbe5]

I set up a separate library fo my oldest dd. We have two libraries; the main one, which uses playlists for four different iPods, and older dd's library. She can even keep $ from iTunes gift cards separate. Here is a link which may be helpful:

 

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495

 

Adrianne in IL

[mlktwins]

I set up a separate library fo my oldest dd. We have two libraries; the main one, which uses playlists for four different iPods, and older dd's library. She can even keep $ from iTunes gift cards separate. Here is a link which may be helpful:

 

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495

 

Adrianne in IL

 

THANKS All for your advice. I did see this last night and was going to try it. Will I just name it differently so I can tell them apart?

[skueppers]

Personally, I prefer to have one iTunes library, as we have a lot of the same stuff on our various iPods and iPhones. It also makes it easier to load and update purchased apps on all the devices.

 

We have a separate account for iTunes on our computer, and sync all of our devices from that one account. But as others have mentioned, it's certainly possible to have multiple accounts on the computer that each have their own iTunes library.

[GypsieFamily]

Dh has set up a second log in for windows that he calls 'music' just so he can use a separate iTunes to dds and ds and I who only have audiobooks. He uses our account for the iPad because we want to share apps.

[mlktwins]

Thanks for all the great advice. I finally got it working last night. I was able to make a separate library for his iPod and iPhone and I have my own for my iPod. It works great!

[min]

Glad you got it sorted out.

 

We have one iTunes library, one Audible account, one iTunes account, and sync four iPods happily. As an experiment yesterday I put one Audible freebie onto all four iPods and it worked.

 

Min