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How to Share the iTunes Between Two Computers for Free

Some people may meet that situation: You and your brother both have iTunes library under the same credit card account. Occasionally, you want to get the same song, however you wouldn't want you both to pay the $.99 where virtually the same account is purchasing the song twice. So how can you and/or he download the songs from each other once it's purchased on a single computer? This is a guide to tell you how to share iTunes Music and videos between two computers.

1.Networking computers.

If you want to share iTunes videos and music between computers, you need to network PC and Mac first.

If you do not know how to Network Windows with Mac OS X, go there:

Networking Windows (2000/XP/2003*) with Mac OS X (10.3/10.4)

Information you will need to know

System Configuration

It is important that the account you log in with on your XP system has a password set, if it does not you will not be able to login to your Windows share from OS X. You need to put your Mac in the same workgroup as your Windows PC. To do this open "Directory Access" (Applications > Utilities > Directory Access). Click on the padlock in the bottom left corner to make changes; you will be prompted for your password. If "SMB" is not ticked off, then tick it off. Select "SMB" and hit the "Configure" button. Now enter the name of your Windows workgroup. In my case the name is "AD".

Setting up the PC to share files

You need to create and share a folder on your PC that you will then access from your Mac.To do this create a folder (or select and existing one) right click on it from Windows Explorer and select "Properties". Select the "Sharing" tab and share out the folder. I'd recommend you use a one word name for the share. For example "Mac", not "Apple Mac Share", it just narrows the risk of complications.

Setting up the Mac to share files

Open "System Preferences" (Applications > System Preferences). Go to "Sharing" under "Internet & Network", and tick off "Windows Sharing", and if it doesn't start by itself, click "Start". This will share out your entire home folder.

If You're running Tiger (10.4), you will also need to click the "Accounts" button and tick off the box next to your account name so that OS X knows to share out your particular home folder.

2. Go to preferences, under the sharing tab, enable "Share library..." and "Look for shared libraries..." on both computers.Select the items you want to share.

It will show up in iTunes' side panel:

To require users to enter a password before they can see your shared items, select "Require password" and enter a password.You will need to authorize both computers to play purchased content however. You may authorize up to 5 Machines per iTunes Music Store account.

How to Transfer all Music and Movies from PC to Mac for free?

Got a new Mac and want to transfer iTunes library from your old PC to it with, say, your iPod nano ( new iPods included), iPhone or iPad? Below introduce two free ways to do this.

If you just want to transfer iTunes Store purchases like songs and videos, you can refer to the method 1. Or if you have songs and videos from other sources; refer to method 2 for detailed instructions about how to transfer all music and movies, including iTunes purchases, from PC to Mac with iPod (new iPods included), iPhone or iPad. We'll take iPod as example.

Method 1: How to copy iTunes Store purchases from your iPod to Mac

6. Click the Transfer Purchases button, Or, you can right-click (Windows or Mac) or Control-click (Mac only) your iPod in the iTunes Source list, then choose Transfer Purchases from the shortcut menu that appears.

Method 2: How to transfer music and movies from old PC to new Mac with iPod

SyncPod for mac is an easy-to-use iTunes transfer that can help you transfer your songs and videos to Mac, without iTunes. You can easily copy songs and movies to Mac with only a few clicks, saving you hassle of changing the settings on your Mac.

4. Click "iPod To Mac" to start transferring 5. Select a destination folder to save your iPod music and videos on Mac

Note: SyncPod allows you to copy music, movies and photos from your iPod to iTunes directly.

SyncPod is a good helper for you to transfer iPod songs and movies to your Mac. This smart program also allows you to transfer all music and videos to Mac at a time having your iPod and iPhone connected to Mac simultaneously. SyncPod supports iPhone 3GS, iPhone OS 4.0, iPod touch 4 upgrade to 3.0, and the new iPod nano, new iPod classic, new iPod shuffle and new iTouch.

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