2 ipods and 1 itunes?

[m3jappa]

I have an ipod with all my music on it, my girlfriend now has an ipod, but has no clue how to 'work it'

Easiest option is to just put all my music on her ipod but is that possible? I,m sure it is as i seem to remember reading something about it on here.

I dont want to wipe my itunes stuff, maybe that wouldnt happen but i,m dubious as i dont really like itunes as i have wiped things in the past myself.

[andy-xr]

Just share the 1 itunes library

[CC100]

Double click on i tunes as usual, hold down shift as it is loading. Then create new library.

[m3jappa]

Is it really that easy?

Thing is with itunes i find it very complicated but when explained its very easy.

It took me months to find out how to quickly make playlists etc

[m3jappa]

i just created a new library, how do i get me old one back, theres nothing on the new one (obviously )

[evoesque]

iTunes is a royal pain in the arse when it comes to stuff like this.

No help to you I'm afraid but you're not alone.

[CC100]

Close itunes and open itunes again whilst holding down shift, but this time select choose library and find your old one.

[cottonfoo]

Mac or Windows?

[m3jappa]

CC100 said:

Close itunes and open itunes again whilst holding down shift, but this time select choose library and find your old one.

oh no!

I just did that and theres only the new empty library on there.

EDIT

Its back now phew

nearly had a panic attack then

what would happen if it just connect her ipod up? would i be able to just put everything on my library onto her ipod with no trouble?

Edited by m3jappa on Friday 6th March 19:43

[CC100]

m3jappa said:

CC100 said:

Close itunes and open itunes again whilst holding down shift, but this time select choose library and find your old one.

oh no!

I just did that and theres only the new empty library on there.

Your old one will be there. Use the drop down bar at the top and select my music and your old library will be there somewhere.

[ali_kat]

I just use one iTunes for my iPhone & Nano

All our music is in the library, then I created a playlist for the phone and one for the nano.

iTunes recognises which is which, and syncs whichever is plugged in

That was the easiest way I've found, also means I don't get his crap music clogging up valuable space

[CC100]

m3jappa said:

CC100 said:

Close itunes and open itunes again whilst holding down shift, but this time select choose library and find your old one.

oh no!

I just did that and theres only the new empty library on there.

EDIT

Its back now phew

nearly had a panic attack then

what would happen if it just connect her ipod up? would i be able to just put everything on my library onto her ipod with no trouble?

Edited by m3jappa on Friday 6th March 19:43

Yeah you can put your music onto her ipod, but i think it will delete any music she had previously on it.

[m3jappa]

Ah thats ok, i just got her this for her birthday after hearing 'can you do me a few cd's' a few too many times

Downside is she is worse with all this stuff than me so now it will be...

'ah can you get this track for me, i dont know how to do it'
or
like last night where she thought the lock button was the on button

I,ll never win!

[batfink79]

Apologies for hi jack, but I also have a question relating to I tunes...

I had a pretty large library on I tunes, all synched to my I pod. However, the laptop is now buggered and awaiting replacement, I have an account with iTunes etc. What will happen when I install iTunes on the new laptop and connect my iPod ? Will it clear my iPod? Or will the iPod sync the tunes on it, to my newly created itunes?


Thanks all

[King Herald]

CC100 said:

Close itunes and open itunes again whilst holding down shift, but this time select choose library and find your old one.

I gotta remember that next time I get home!

[King Herald]

m3jappa said:

CC100 said:

Close itunes and open itunes again whilst holding down shift, but this time select choose library and find your old one.

oh no!

I just did that and theres only the new empty library on there.

EDIT

Its back now phew

nearly had a panic attack then

what would happen if it just connect her ipod up? would i be able to just put everything on my library onto her ipod with no trouble?

Yes, I do it with my wifes, on my iTunes.

[Topboy]

Jailbreak thaat sucker and install a nifty little freeware app on it that allows you to sync multiple ipods with 1 itunes account

Zip Zap done

[m3jappa]

swerni said:

Topboy said:

Jailbreak thaat sucker and install a nifty little freeware app on it that allows you to sync multiple ipods with 1 itunes account

Zip Zap done

but you can do it as standard

[navier_stokes]

batfink79 said:

Apologies for hi jack, but I also have a question relating to I tunes...

I had a pretty large library on I tunes, all synched to my I pod. However, the laptop is now buggered and awaiting replacement, I have an account with iTunes etc. What will happen when I install iTunes on the new laptop and connect my iPod ? Will it clear my iPod? Or will the iPod sync the tunes on it, to my newly created itunes?


Thanks all

It will wipe the ipod.

Try something like eph pod to get all your tunes back from your ipod, and then add them to the new iTunes, before connecting the ipod to iTunes

[Pvapour]

10 ipods here with no probs, just plug it in!