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Gear / Technical Help => Playback Forum => Topic started by: Rob D. on September 23, 2009, 02:42:33 PM
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I now have two Ipod nanos (8 & 16gb) that I'd like to share on the same Itunes app on the same computer. Can you have two different libraries for two different devices using the same Itunes app?
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not sure, but you can always create a playlist for each device and only sych the playlist. that's what i do with my iphone.
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not sure, but you can always create a playlist for each device and only sych the playlist. that's what i do with my iphone.
yeah I think this is your solution. I don't think you can create two different libraries on the same computer.
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I asked this question at the Apple Store before and creating a playlist for each device was the way they said to do it.
I sort of like it that way anyway. I have all of my MP3's imported into iTunes, so I can update the playlist for my iPhone and iPod as my mood changes.
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You can absolutely have two libraries on the same computer, I do this with my ipod/iphone vs my wife's. All ya do is hold down shift when opening itunes. (on windows, hold down option if on a mac.) it will give you an option to create a new library and itunes will open with a clean slate. Then you do the same thing to choose between your libraries once created. More on this here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589 (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589)
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You can absolutely have two libraries on the same computer, I do this with my ipod/iphone vs my wife's. All ya do is hold down shift when opening itunes. (on windows, hold down option if on a mac.) it will give you an option to create a new library and itunes will open with a clean slate. Then you do the same thing to choose between your libraries once created. More on this here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589 (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589)
great tip, thanks!
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You can absolutely have two libraries on the same computer, I do this with my ipod/iphone vs my wife's. All ya do is hold down shift when opening itunes. (on windows, hold down option if on a mac.) it will give you an option to create a new library and itunes will open with a clean slate. Then you do the same thing to choose between your libraries once created. More on this here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589 (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589)
if only iTunes could see both libraries concurrently though...
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You can absolutely have two libraries on the same computer, I do this with my ipod/iphone vs my wife's. All ya do is hold down shift when opening itunes. (on windows, hold down option if on a mac.) it will give you an option to create a new library and itunes will open with a clean slate. Then you do the same thing to choose between your libraries once created. More on this here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589 (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589)
great tip, thanks!
Yeah, I'm using this now and it's working just how I like. Thanks!
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Another Ipod question:
I have a playlist of about 600 songs that I playback with shuffle>songs that I'd like to play all the way through but there's not enough battery power. Even though I have the device sync option set to off, I still lose the playlist sequence. So is there a way to charge the Ipod without losing the playlist order?