Help wit iTunes

tooler08

I realy need somebodys help. I just got a new ipod and My brother had already a itunes program. I was lookin on the internet to see how i could make a seperate itunes and i was told to hold shift when opening itunes and from there make a seperate one. But what actually happened is that my brother cant use his itunes only mine and mine is blank . so i want to know what i did by pressing shift.:o

thanks
tooler

spoongibbon

Sounds like you created a new iTunes library. To get his music back, press shift again while you open iTunes and select his library instead of your own.

Type 17

You made a new (empty) iTunes library.

To change back to the original one, go to iTunes' preferences and the Advanced section, and use the "Change..." button to choose the original one - it should be at (Hard Disc Name) > Users > (User's Home folder name) > Music > iTunes > iTunes Music.

You can use his library with your iPod (and his one too) - make your own playlists and ensure that your iPod syncs with your ones, and his ipod with his ones.

tooler08

Type 17 wrote: »

You made a new (empty) iTunes library.

To change back to the original one, go to iTunes' preferences and the Advanced section, and use the "Change..." button to choose the original one - it should be at (Hard Disc Name) > Users > (User's Home folder name) > Music > iTunes > iTunes Music.

You can use his library with your iPod (and his one too) - make your own playlists and ensure that your iPod syncs with your ones, and his ipod with his ones.

thanks for the reply. i tried that exactly but its just blank i.e no music , movies etc. do i just click his itunes or right click and press somthing?

Type 17

First, follow the path I mentioned above and find his iTunes Music folder - confirm that it is full of other folders with the names of artists on them, and that the iTunes Music folder is big (loads of MB or GB), not just a few KB or MB.

If you can't find it, search the Hard Drive for an artist that you know is in his library, to find the right path.

I presume that you're not signing on to the Mac under a different login?

tooler08

Type 17 wrote: »

I presume that you're not signing on to the Mac under a different login?

I probably should have mentioned that I am using windowsXP.:o

Type 17

No sweat, however I'm not sure what the default path for the iTunes library is in Windows, but you need to find the original library folders and then use the Preferences (Options in Windows?) to point iTunes at it again.

tooler08

Thanks for the help I go it sorted by finding the iTunes folder in my " My music " section.

Type 17

Good stuff...