[Bulk] Re: OT: Common iTunes Library

[Clark Martin]

At 3:50 PM -0800 11/8/06, Bill Husler wrote:
>On Nov 8, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
>



>>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.

You can make the server mount when the user logs in.

Make sure you turn off the option in iTunes to copy music into your 
local iTunes folder first.


I don't use this method anymore but I did for a while when my 
workstation computer had a relatively small HD and the server had a 
big drive.  I do have a couple of computers with small HDs still but 
I use iTunes Sharing for them (they aren't used for loading iPods or 
burning CDs though).
-- 
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting

"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"