How to Access Shared Libraries on Itunes

This updated guide examines How to Access Shared Libraries on Itunes and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1of 3:

Access Shared Libraries

1. Open the iTunes application on your computer or device.
2. Open iTunes Preferences.
   • Macintosh users will click on "iTunes" and select "Preferences."
   • Windows users will click on "Edit" and select "Preferences."
3. Click on the "Sharing" icon.
4. Place a check mark next to "Look for shared libraries. "
5. Select the "OK" button to bring up the "Shared" menu.
6. Display lists of iTunes users who are sharing their libraries on your network by clicking on the triangle icons on the left.
7. Choose on the name of any iTunes user to display a list of all iTunes files the user has marked for sharing.
   • Click on the triangle icons to the left of an iTunes name to view the playlists.
8. Listen to files or playlists by double-clicking directly on a file or by clicking directly on a playlist.
9. Hit the "Play" button.
10. Stop listening to shared music at any time by clicking the "Eject" icon to the right of the user's name or by closing the iTunes application.

Method 2of 3:

Share Music on a Computer with Multiple User Accounts

1. Switch to your user account without logging other users out of their profiles to access their iTunes library.
   • You can access each user's individual iTunes files on computers with multiple user profiles,. For example, music will be available in the "Shared" menu of iTunes if all members of a family use one computer and everyone syncs their iPods from their individual accounts.

Method 3of 3:

Authorize Your Computer

1. Open the iTunes application on your computer.
2. Click on the "Store" menu.
3. Choose "Authorize This Computer. "
   • If "Authorize This Computer" is not an option under the "Store" menu, you may have an earlier version of iTunes. Look for it under the "Advanced" menu.
4. Type in your Apple ID and password, then click on the "Authorize" button. This feature will allow you to play songs and videos purchased from the iTunes store.