Comments on: Not Quite Sold on iTunes Home Sharing

By: The Flippens

The Flippens — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:22:01 +0000

Thanks!!! You are a LIFESAVER. I haven't cussed @ my computer this much in a long time!!

By: Charlotte Colocation

Charlotte Colocation — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:16:57 +0000

I'm puzzled in your statement, "… Home Sharing is actually more restrictive than simply copying music via a USB stick." While I'll grant that it may be limited to one iTMS account, I don't think it is. For me, it's not an issue since I only have one account, but if you can authorize a computer to more than one account, then you should be able to share libraries too, true?

By: Golf Communities

Golf Communities — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:27:41 +0000

Home Sharing is a wonderful feature to share the music within five different devices within a small network. iTunes store home sharing is one of the most highlights of Apple Event.

By: Hannahbare

Hannahbare — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:14:45 +0000

found the answer to my own question. aside from following itunes instructions for enable home sharing – you also have to go to your control panel and then network and select media sharing there. now it all works – I see libraries from all three computers – each has its own operatings system also [XP, VISTA and Exp 7

Hope this helps others.

By: Hannahbare

Hannahbare — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:36:35 +0000

copied from Emily but i have same problem: i think i might be having a similar problem to a few people. I did everything itunes told me to do, but no computers are showing up under 'shared'. Both the laptops i want to share between have home sharing activated, with the 'look for shared libraries' ticked, but nothing happens. On both laptops in the sharing preference tab it says 'status: On, no users connected'. Please please help, i have to return one of the laptops to school on friday and i really dont want to lose all my music.

By: wes parker

wes parker — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:55:01 +0000

Folks, if you’re not backing your music up onto a portable hard drive… it’s time! They only cost about $75-. I’m not going to jump on the wagon crying about I-Tunes, I have way to much money im my music to entrust it w/I-T-…

By: emily

emily — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:38:13 +0000

i think i might be having a similar problem to a few people. I did everything itunes told me to do, but no computers are showing up under ‘shared’. Both the laptops i want to share between have home sharing activated, with the ‘look for shared libraries’ ticked, but nothing happens. On both laptops in the sharing preference tab it says ‘status: On, no users connected’. Please please help, i have to return one of the laptops to school on friday and i really dont want to lose all my music.

Also, does it use up your internet download limit when you use home sharing? Because if so, i may just be better loading all the cds back onto my new laptop..

By: Peter Bolmehag

Peter Bolmehag — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:05:16 +0000

Why on earth do we have to _copy_ music around a family network? Why can´t we just stream music from one server to all rooms (individual song playing per room, like squeezebox can and Sonos)?

Replicating content doesn´t seem to be very 2009.

Or have I misunderstood the functionality?

By: tomtastic

tomtastic — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:42:34 +0000

I took itunes 9 off and reinstalled 8 so I can still share back and forth between machines without the hassle of logging in. So tell me, how do you share if your internet is down? I’m guessing now you can’t. Why does Apple need to monitor what I’ve already been able to do. I have no downloaded songs from the store.

I’ve always been loyal to Apple, I’ve got numerous machines, all Macs but I don’t understand where they’re going with this. I wish they’d just leave it the way it was. I like being current on software but this sucks.

By: Chantal

Chantal — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:25:35 +0000

Ok, is the reason I can’t do home sharing with the two Desktops in my home beacuse mine is a laptop? And some of you who say theirs worked instantly have macs. So my laptop is not a mac, and I cannot home share with any of the desktops. Has anyone found a solution! Pleasr help