Sharing my library I want to get iPods for both my daughter and I, but have heard that you cannot share music. Is that true? I find it hard to believe that I would not be able to buy music in iTunes that we can both put on our iPods? Do we actually each have to have a computer, each have itunes and then buy music we both want twice? Sharing my library I want to get iPods for both my daughter and I, but have heard that you cannot share music. Is that true? I find it hard to believe that I would not be able to buy music in... » Read More Sharing my library I want to get iPods for both my daughter and I, but have heard that you cannot share music. Is that true? I find it hard to believe that I would not be able to buy music in iTunes that we can both put on our iPods? Do we actually each have to have a computer, each have itunes and then buy music we both want twice? « Show Less
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We might have the same problem! here is the link to the apple support page which might help.http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495good luck!
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I keep all my music on an external drive.....and I have 2 different iPods (a classic for ALL my music and videos, and a nano for certain playlists for workouts and travel)......by setting the playlists to manually sync (as suggested above) for whatever iPod is designated, you can control what goes on what, and allow each one to have a different set of music/videos on them.
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Connect it to your computer. iTunes will come up and tell you what to do. If you don't have iTunes, you can download it for free. I always set my iPods up through iTunes and have never had a problem. When I come across things I don't know how to do, I just google it.
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The latest version of itunes requires a more up to date software so you will not be able to dwn load the latest itunes. You can find older versions but the problem u will encounter is that a lot of the songs as well as overall functionality of the current itunes might not be compatible for certain things. Maybe some tech person can suggest a way around cuz I couldn't find one.
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Since it's an iPod ya u would need iTunes, it will automatically ask u to download iTunes once u hook it up to ur computer. But u don't have to purchase music from iTunes, if u already have music on your computer u would need to import it to iTunes, it's pretty user friendly :)
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The answer you were previously given is not correct.You can set up a separate folder for iTunes if you so desire.
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It is possible, but was rather complex in the past. However, now that iTunes has switched to DRM tracks (the music is not copy-protected so you can listen to it on different devices), I think that it should be possible. If you have mp3 files, they will work - just drag & drop. However, it will be easier to use an ipod with itunes. The whole beauty of the Sansa players is that you're not locked into using itunes, one computer, etc.
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Yes, there is an option to enable itunes sharing and there is also an option to enable Twonky media server which lets you share music to any device outside of itunes.
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I can stream to my computer and to iOS (in compatible formats, not wmv, avi or flash) but the family share library only works with music in iTunes.
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I highly recommend using Apple's support site (http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/) rather than asking Amazon users. Most don't actually know what they're talking about. You can easily back up, transfer, switch computers, etc (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329) Also, you can switch to manually sync your iPod which will allow you to sync with many computers. The purpose of auto-syncing is to ensure that the changes you make on your computer are mirrored on your iPod. However, there are many other easy ways to manage your iPod such as dragging-and-dropping playlists straight to the iPod. (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351)
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I am not sure and they might have changed but isn't iTunes for IPods only as they use a different format. The Mac OS X version of iTunes can also synchronize with a small number of discontinued digital music players,[47] while the Windows version will support only the iPod.[48] The synchronization is limited, however, in that the iPod is the only digital music player compatible with Apple's proprietary FairPlay digital rights management technology, and thus most music purchased through the iTunes Store can only be played on an iPod.
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hmmm thanks for all the points y'all. this will help a lot of people too. By the way. speaking of FLAC I'm now looking into it. (I'm on the Mac.)How do you get your FLAC files? Do you rip them from CDs? also... I assume that it makes no sense to buy mp3s (lets say on iTunes) and then convert to FLAC as the mp3 is of lesser quality. Therefore to have FLAC files you would have to buy all your music on CD am I correct?if I can only buy iTunes music then hopefully the 256kbps files they sell will do these cans justice.Please enlighten me because having higher quality audio will definitely help my HD595s deliver their best. Thanks. hmmm thanks for all the points y'all. this will help a lot of people too. By the way. speaking of FLAC I'm now looking into it. (I'm on the Mac.)How do you get your FLAC files? Do you rip them from CDs? also... I assume that it makes no sense to buy mp3s (lets say on iTunes) and then convert to FLAC as the mp3 is of lesser quality. Therefore to have FLAC files you would have to buy all your music on CD am I correct?if I can only buy iTunes music then hopefully the 256kbps files they sell will do these cans justice.Please enlighten me because having higher... » Read More hmmm thanks for all the points y'all. this will help a lot of people too. By the way. speaking of FLAC I'm now looking into it. (I'm on the Mac.)How do you get your FLAC files? Do you rip them from CDs? also... I assume that it makes no sense to buy mp3s (lets say on iTunes) and then convert to FLAC as the mp3 is of lesser quality. Therefore to have FLAC files you would have to buy all your music on CD am I correct?if I can only buy iTunes music then hopefully the 256kbps files they sell will do these cans justice.Please enlighten me because having higher quality audio will definitely help my HD595s deliver their best. Thanks. « Show Less
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I've never understood those services... sure they can put the music on your iPod for you, but what happens when you have to restore your iPod and you don't have all of that music back-up in iTunes on your computer. Do you have to pay someone to do it all over again?
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Here's another viewpoint for your consideration. You might want a nice big classic with tons of storage for *all* your music and other files (I have a 60 GB with tons o' songs, podcasts, and photos). I am currently considering a cute little shuffle or nano to hold a small subset of my total collection, for taking out on walks or whatnot when I want some of my music accessible and don't want to lug around my heavy 60 GB 'pod. So there's a possible reason why someone might want 2 iPods. :-)
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Great Queston! My Wife gave me an Ipod for Christmas, I have around 1,000 cd's, I've almost loaded all of them on my computer. My Ipod is less than half full, my computer is maxed! I want to load more!
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Well, there won't be problems, you will just have to sync your ipods manually. That will allow you to have all of your songs on itunes, but only pick and choose which ones go onto the ipod. This is if you have itunes 7.... when you plug your ipod in that little ipod page will pop up. click the box that says "manually manage ipod". With that you will have to click and drag songs you want on your ipod.... yes yes its annoying, but it works. For any other version of itunes, go to "edit" then "preferences". You should see a tab that says "ipod". Click that then there should be something that says "manually manage ipod". Ive got itunes 7... but i think that should be where it is for any other version. What might make it easier is if you create separate playlists for you and your sister. Then you could just drag the whole playlist onto your ipod. Hope this helped!
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JW485, I tried what you are describing and everything in my existing music library played fine. I streamed over my 2006 Macbook Pro(802.11g). To set it up in Itunes go under edit &gt; preferences&gt; advanced and change the location to your external HD. The problem I had was with downloading new music. Itunes failed to authorize and completely download any newly purchased music, and it took a day of email exchanges with the Apple support to redownload the music. Ultimately, I changed the library location back to default to my local laptop HD so that I could purchase new music without the headache. I was a bit disappointed in the process considering the cost of the router and Apple's reputation.
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Also, you can download iTunes for free from Apple to try without having an iPod. Take a test drive with it and see how it works. This may help answer some of your questions. http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/