I've had to change my computer and wondered is there a good way of setting up 2 X I Tune on 1 computer, so I don't keep loading up my other halfs tunes on to my I Pod
Answer in words of less than 1 syllable please, (I'm a SS rider)
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You can either set up separate libraries within iTunes and select which one you want to use whenever you open itunes or you can set up separate accounts for the computer as a whole.
Simples. As the iTunes library is part of your Windows profile (we are talking Windows?), set your other half up a separate login account on to the computer.
You won't need another install of iTunes as you'll both have different libraries.
If you set up a separate user account on the PC you will need to create a new iTunes library as above. This is fine but does mean that if there's something you both want on your iPod you will have to load into each library. You will also need to back up both libraries.
Alternative which we use is to set up his and hers playlists. Keep one library. Copy everything you each want into your playlists. Under iPod setting tell it to sync only with the appropriate playlist
I do the same as the Capt above. Me and the kids have one library (my Acct) but we only sync to our playlists, even Gee, my 8 yr old manages her own music...
Slight hijack but when I burn a disc to listen to in the car the tracks from CD's I have ripped work fine but tracks that I have purchased from Amazon as downloads won't play in the car, any ideas? visible as mp3 files on the disc, play ok on the pc from the disc but car stereo doesn't read them.
I do the same as the capt and nickc, its just easier that way
votchy - i think your downloaded MP3s have some kind of copy protection to prevent them being ripped to disc, stupid I know but I think technically its illegal to have music on a different source from the one you bought it on - ie its OK to "back up" a CD to another disc (and I presume to own an MP3 copy0, but not OK to buy an MP3 then rip it to disc
I'm sure somewhere there will be free software to enable you to "fix" this issue
I was aware of that possibility but they are tracks downloaded from Amazon who do not operate any encoding so the tracks are free to share
It could be your car's CD player is looking for a folder to lay, rather than individual MP3 (just guessing really)
visible as mp3 files on the disc
Does your car cd player play mp3s? Cos if not, you need to burn a music disc, not a data one
Yes car player is mp3
Yep - separate libraries.
I have several - ones for my little Shuffle for running (smart list so it randomly loads from my library) one for my big one, another for my iPhone and another for 'house' music (ie, stuff to play downstairs with guests around etc).