Re: [Apple iPod] Syncing Libraries

Assuming when your talking about sharing a library you are referring to the
option under preferences to share your library.
I had thought the sharing of libraries was only for listening/playing and
then, as I recall, only non drm stuff. I didn't think the second computer
that is reading the shared library is able to download or sync anything only
play music through iTunes.

I am wondering, and I don't have a MAC so I don't know if the files are
formatted exactly the same as for the PC, if you set your library directory
up on a shared drive on your network then point both MAC and PC to that same
library and then when you add a file on the MAC side if you can just copy
the iTunes Library.itl file from the MAC to the PC.

I have done this in the past when I had 2 PC's sharing the same library. I
had my MyMusic directory on a network drive and I pointed both PC's to that
network drive location and then when I added a song or video on one PC I
only needed to copy the iTunes Library.itl file to the second PC.

David Sawyer
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Otto Nikolaus" <otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com>
To: <AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Apple iPod] Syncing Libraries

> You are ignoring what I suggested, which is easy and it works (although I
> haven't tried it with NAS).
> Enable sharing in iTunes in one computer. Update only that iTunes with new
> music, etc.
>
> In the iTunes on the other computer, enable the option to Search for
> Shared
> Libraries (from memory; the wording might be different but it's obvious).
> The iTunes from the first computer will appear in the left column. Select
> that. Play your music from it.
>
> This is sharing *one* library and keeping 2 in step becomes a non-issue.
>
> Otto
>
> 2008/8/29 antmichuga <michant2@msn.com>
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>> they both point to the NAS. But if you make a change on one, you have
>> to go and make that same change on the other. For instance, if I add
>> Crazy by Gnarls Barkley using the macbook, I have to go to the PC and
>> add that song to the PC's library. I was wondering was there software
>> that does this automatically. One reason is that I can't add songs to
>> our iPods using the Shared Network option, or manage the library without
>> going back and forth between computers. I have 12,000 songs and
>> sometimes I find duplicates but if I forget to remove that duplicate
>> from the other computer's library, it can become a pain. Also, changing
>> tags and adding information on one computer will cause the other
>> computer to "!" the song or songs.
>
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