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Share your iTunes library with other computers on your network

July 6, 2007 by Ian Brown No Comments

Do you have a computer on your home network that has a lot of music that you wish you had access to from your other computers? Well, you can have access with just a few clicks.

Make sure that you have your computers set to share files on your network. Then, all you have to do is on the computer that has all of the music, do the following:

01. Open iTunes on the machine that has the music you want to share
02. Go to EDIT>PREFERENCES (PC) or iTUNES>PREFERENCES (Mac)
03. Click on the SHARING tab
04. Check the box next to SHARE MY LIBRARY ON MY LOCAL NETWORK
05. You can opt to share your entire libary or just certain playlists
06. You can even require a password if you want by clicking the box next to REQUIRE PASSWORD and entering the password
07. Click OK
08. On the computers that you want to access this library, go into PREFERENCES above via Step 2, and check the box next to LOOK FOR SHARED LIBRARIES
09. Click OK

*iTunes must be open on the machine that has the music library that you are sharing in order for the other machines to be able to view and access it.
10. Done!

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Written by Ian Brown
Ian has been involved with computers since very young. He took his first computer class when he was just 8 years old. He always had an affinity for computers, but never really took it seriously. It was not until he graduated from college and experienced the real world for a while did he realize that computers may be where his talent and passion lie. He has since branched out into Internet marketing and LOVES it. He currently resides in Los Angeles where he services clients ranging from residential to small business to celebrities.