[Bulk] Re: OT: Common iTunes Library

[Bill Husler]

On Nov 8, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Clark Martin wrote:

> At 3:15 PM -0500 11/6/06, Dave wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Could anyone suggest a method of maintaining one central db of  
>> music, such
>> that multiple (local) macs can access it and, more importantly,  
>> select
>> material from it to sync to iPods?
>>
>> For example, my wife can see my iTunes library (if my iTunes is  
>> running),
>> but she cannot transfer any (even non-DRM'd) files to her mac,  
>> much less put
>> any on her iPod.
>>
>> It'd be real keen to have one central server that multiple iTunes  
>> clients
>> could *simultaneously* connect to, sync with, etc.
>
> Set up one machine as an AppleShare Server (using Personal File  
> Sharing), put all the music files on it then point each iTunes to  
> that server.
> -- 
> Clark Martin
> Redwood City, CA, USA
> Macintosh / Internet Consulting
>
> "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"

that's what I do - works fine. Use the finder's "connect to server"  
option to connect to the system with all the music, go into itunes  
preferences and change where it thinks the music is store to be the  
itunes music folder on that connected server. Then to get the music  
to appear in your library, to itunes file menu and select add to  
library function and point and the same directory where the music  
already is - it will populate your library database and not actually  
have to move the files at all since they are already where it thinks  
they belong. Keep in mind that using this approach, if you add songs  
through one computer, while they will be added to the servers music  
folder, they will not show up in anyone else's library until they  
repeat the add to library step.
Bill