You can in fact do two separate libraries, Dana. Drew does it to keep his music and sound effects separate. Unfortunately, I don't know how to do it, and Drew is on a cruise ship right now.
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Sean K - Aug 07, 2009 8:15:10 am PDT #10877 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
le nubian - Aug 07, 2009 8:16:45 am PDT #10878 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Dana,
can you tell us which you would prefer to do:
a) manage two separate itunes libraries
b) manage your ipods separately?
I can post links for "a" if you want them. I think there is info above for "b"
NoiseDesign - Aug 07, 2009 9:08:57 am PDT #10879 of 25501
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Hold down Option while launching iTunes and you get the option to choose a library. It's pretty easy actually.
Sean K - Aug 07, 2009 9:11:55 am PDT #10880 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Same thing to create a new library?
Dana - Aug 07, 2009 9:25:20 am PDT #10881 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Manage two separate iTunes libraries. I am the only one with an iPod.
I also like automatic syncing, and don't want to have to set up a playlist to manage what goes on the iPod. Maybe I forgot to mention that a crucial factor here is our inherent laziness.
Hold down Option while launching iTunes and you get the option to choose a library.
Is that Ctrl on a PC?
omnis_audis - Aug 07, 2009 9:32:01 am PDT #10882 of 25501
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When you hold option down while launching, it pops up with a "Quit, Create Library, Choose Library" buttons.
Not sure what Win button combo is. Possibly Alt.
le nubian - Aug 07, 2009 9:49:54 am PDT #10883 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Dana,
Here is a cheap shareware program that manages multiple libraries if you don't want to hit the button each time:
Sean K - Aug 07, 2009 9:57:52 am PDT #10884 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Is that Ctrl on a PC?
I think Omnis is right, that it's Alt on a PC. Ctrl is usually the key you swap out for Command on a Mac.
Dana - Aug 07, 2009 10:01:19 am PDT #10885 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Awesome. I will try that once we get iTunes up and running on the computer. Thanks, all.
DCJensen - Aug 10, 2009 9:32:34 pm PDT #10886 of 25501
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