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G · 10-27-2006, 07:40 PM

Use multiple separate iTunes libraries on one computer

Sure, one copy of iTunes can easily supply music to two different iPods, but when two users have significantly different musical
tastes, wouldn�t it be less frustrating to simply use entirely separate libraries on the same computer? You can!
The easiest way to do this is to create multiple operating system user accounts, since iTunes gives each user on a computer a
clean, distinct library by default. With this method, you have the added bonus that your desktop settings, eMail, and internet
bookmarks are also distinct.

On a Mac, users are managed in the �Accounts� panel of System Preferences. On a Windows
machine, look for the �User Accounts� control panel to create a new user.

Don�t want to use separate operating system user accounts just to have multiple iTunes libraries?

Try �Libra 2� (homepage.
mac.com/sroy/libra/, Mac/PC, $10), a shareware utility built to help iTunes manage distinct libraries within one user
account on either MacOS X or Windows XP.

10-27-2006, 07:40 PM	#14
G Selectively Social Posts: 16,336	Use multiple separate iTunes libraries on one computer Sure, one copy of iTunes can easily supply music to two different iPods, but when two users have significantly different musical tastes, wouldn�t it be less frustrating to simply use entirely separate libraries on the same computer? You can! The easiest way to do this is to create multiple operating system user accounts, since iTunes gives each user on a computer a clean, distinct library by default. With this method, you have the added bonus that your desktop settings, eMail, and internet bookmarks are also distinct. On a Mac, users are managed in the �Accounts� panel of System Preferences. On a Windows machine, look for the �User Accounts� control panel to create a new user. Don�t want to use separate operating system user accounts just to have multiple iTunes libraries? Try �Libra 2� (homepage. mac.com/sroy/libra/, Mac/PC, $10), a shareware utility built to help iTunes manage distinct libraries within one user account on either MacOS X or Windows XP.