Allows you to transfer or stream files (like Music, Movies, Apps, etc) to various Apple devices in your home. This also assists in device setup, like paring Apple TV's with the Remote.app iOS application
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iOS 5 'home sharing' feature missing?
Previous to the update to iOS 5, the 'home sharing' feature in the iPad's iPod app worked as expected. You'd simply choose the different 'library', and you'd be able to play items over the network ...
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iTunes Home Sharing never updates Play Counts or Ratings from iPhone
Ever since iTunes introduced Home Sharing, the Preferences dialog has had a checkbox titled "Home Sharing computers and devices update play counts". But this option has never had any effect ...
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Why is Home Sharing not working with iPhone?
I have a Mac Mini with iTunes 10.2.1 installed, I enabled home sharing in the preferences and the Advanced menu. I also have an iPhone 4, which I enabled home sharing on using the same username and ...
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How can I drag and drop transfer a playlist of songs using home sharing?
It's easy to browse a list of songs using home sharing and import all the songs that are "not in my library".
Once that is done, is there an easy way to get the same playlist on the new library?
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3answers
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Why does iPad Video App Not Group TV Shows Correctly?
I have iTunes (10.6.1) running on a mac mini with home sharing enabled. It also syncs to 3 1st gen Apple TVs. On my Apple TVs, the shows are sorted properly by series name, with the episodes listed ...
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Multiple Apple TV connections to one iTunes Library
I have 16 AppleTVs connected to a Video Wall, we want to share the iTunes/iPhoto libraries from a Mac mini containing family photos so we can show different photo albums in each screen (up to 16, one ...
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Syncing with multi Mac household
Our household has several iOS devices, a soon-to-be-upgraded MacBook and a new Mac Mini Server. Since we're not working with many users (yet), I'd like to get things organized and working before time ...
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Photo Sharing from iTunes
In iTunes, from the Advanced menu, I selected Photos to Share. I then picked a folder and the hard drive cranked at full speed for good 5-10 minutes.
I do not see any of the photos on the iPad. So, ...
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1answer
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Share iPhone music wirelessly to iTunes
I'd like to know if it's possible to share my iPhone's music to play it in my computer with iTunes.
I can play my iTunes Home Shared library in my iPhone, but I'd like to do it the inverse way.
My ...
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1answer
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iTunes Home Sharing
I want to transfer my entire iTunes library from old laptop to my new laptop.
I want to use Home Sharing for the same..Since the data is almost about 15 GB, I would like to use Home Sharing over a ...
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2answers
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iTunes “Home Sharing” doesn't work with Apple Lossless files
I'm wondering whether anyone else has had problems with iTunes Home Sharing working with Apple Lossless formated audio files?
I have iTunes 10.2.1 on both machines and it will not even start to ...
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1answer
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Change an app from “all users” to “this user only”
I've been on my mac for quite a while now, using only a single account (mine).
I've added a new account for my girlfriend recently (yes it's getting serious), but I have a little problem.
I'm a ...
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1answer
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Sharing iTunes account
My husband and I share the same iTunes account but when we sync our iPhones to the same account, we can no longer text each other.
I've tried starting my own account in which the iTunes will sync ...
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Home Sharing, but without syncing purchases?
At home we have two iTunes accounts. We do not wish to share our purchases as, for example, we have very different tastes in music.
We are looking to purchase an AppleTV that we can both use to ...
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2answers
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Apple TV, content from two users on same mac
My parents have an iMac that they share using fast user switching. They each have an iTunes library, where mom keeps the pictures from the family's digital camera and her music collection, and dad ...
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1answer
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Sync a computer as an iPod: Is a way to sinc one computer's iTunes library from another in the way of an iPod available?
My computers do not have sufficient hard drive space to store my iTunes library (movies rake up space so fast!), so I have stored my iTunes library on an external hard drive.
I would like to sync ...
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2answers
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iTunes Shared Libraries on iOS
I have a number of iTunes users in my household, and most of us choose to share our extensive iTunes libraries over the local network. This is all well and good when I want to listen to something on a ...
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iTunes on Windows 7 loses connection to other iTunes or Apple TV 2
I can start iTunes on my Windows 7 desktop, and can browse it from my Apple TV 2. It works fine for a while, then randomly in the middle of the movie I'm watching it completely loses the connection ...
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How can I view iTunes U videos via Home Sharing on iPad with iOS 6?
Before upgrading to iOS 6, I can just watch iTunes U videos with all other videos from my Mac's iTunes library in the Videos app on my iPad via Home Sharing. However, the first time I open the Videos ...
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How can I get rid of duplicate TV shows in my iPad’s list of Home Sharing shows on my Mac?
I’ve got a Mac mini running as a media server-type thingy. It’s running Mac OS X 10.6.8 and iTunes 10.5. I access TV shows on it via my iPad (running iOS 5.0) using Home Sharing.
(The Mac mini is ...
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After a few days, my Macbook's connection to the PC will go bad, how to solve it?
I use smb to connect to the PC to look at the files:
In Finder, Go -> Connect to Server
and I use
smb://mypc <-- this is my pc's name in the config
to be able to look at the shared ...
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1answer
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What is the best option to keep Laptop and Desktop user account in Sync?
I have a Mac desktop that is not always on and a Mac laptop that is usually on the same network. I have a new Synology drive that is always on and I'm considering making use of the LDAP server on it ...
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iTunes share Library not Loading Correctly
I turned on home sharing on my iMac & I want accessing my library from my iPad. The setup went smoothly and I was able to access my Library from my iPad but some of the content isn't showing up ...
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Is there any way to use iOS Remote to control an Apple TV without Home Sharing?
This is an office environment and while we all have iPhones and would like to use Remote with the Apple TV we don't want to all use the same Home Sharing account to do so.
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Remote app doesn't work
After I key in the code for pairing the remote app on iTunes, the app just shows "Looking for ..." for a long while, then says "could not find".
After that, the library seems to appear on the ...
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New iPad Home Sharing for Purchased Content
Here's my setup. I purchased a HD movie (my first ever!) from the iTunes Store onto my Mac mini. iTunes on this Mac mini is configured for Home Sharing. Now, when I launch the Videos app on the new ...
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Connecting Apple Remote app to iTunes on PC
I wish to play music on iTunes on a PC (Win7) through Apple Remote app on iPad (the new one/3). I manage to register Remote, that is, enter PIN, but on iPad my iTunes library doesn't have name, and ...
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Scrobble to last.fm with iTunes home sharing
Is there a way to scrobble to last.fm what I play from my iPhone with home sharing?
Edit: last.fm currently scrobbles when I play right from my iTunes. I am using the last.fm mac app. When I stream ...
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Apple TV 2: shared photo folder won't update
I have successfully shared photos from my computer to my Apple TV via iTunes, by going to Advance > Choose Photos to Share.
However, when I add photos to that directory, they do not appear on my ...
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My Mac mini's iTunes library does not appear in Home Sharing on my Macbook Air
I don't know why.
My entire iTunes Library is on my Mac mini
I've entered the same Apple ID in iTunes' Home Sharing on both computers
My iPhone and iPad can use Home Sharing from my Mac mini's ...
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3answers
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What are some steps to troubleshoot problems sharing printers, files, and screen?
I am having many problems sharing (printer, file, screen) from a Macbook Pro (10.6.8) to a PowerMac G5 tower (10.5.8). It was working just fine until we switched internet providers and got a new ...
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iTunes home sharing gets disconnected after a while
I'm using iTunes home sharing between two Windows 7 64bit PCs and one MacBook Air, over a private VPN using Hamachi.
It works great, but after playing the music for about 30 minutes ~ 1 hour, the ...
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How can I show only certain movies in iTunes on the Apple TV 2nd Generation?
When I connect my Apple TV 2nd Generation to my iTunes home sharing account I see all Movies, Music etc. I can choose which photos to show, however.
I would like to be able to choose which Movies and ...
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1answer
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Using the same iTunes library with two different versions of iTunes
I would like to use my iTunes library on two different computers, whose OS versions are different and would like to know to which extent it is possible to use the same iTunes library on two different ...
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Home share between iPhone and Macbook not working
My home share between my iPhone and Macbook is not working. My macbook music will show up on my iPhone but it doesn't work the other way around. Someone please help! I've tried basically everything.
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iTunes Home Sharing on Apple TV drops after a few minutes on Belkin N750
Just bought an Apple TV and connected to my TV and all looks good. I'm having an issue with Home Sharing, however. The library is found, I play something from the library, it plays for about three ...
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iPad ID reset after homesharing
I homeshared my iPad to my husband's computer via homesharing and all went well. But it reset the Apple ID on my iPad to my husband's email address. Now I can't access iStore with my own ID.
I ...
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Sharing between different iTunes accounts
My wife can stream the music on her iPad2 to our home theatre via Apple TV. We have one iTunes acct for our purchases, etc..When she goes to visit family in Ga. Is there a way she can stream the same ...
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iPad and iTunes syncing [duplicate]
When my wife travels to the south later this year, will she able to play her iTunes music on her iPad2 at her dad's home? Will she simply need to log into his home network to do so?
Basically, we ...
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can we share music/apps in one house, under different IDs?
Me: iPhone + iPad + iMac +Macbook
Girl1: iPhone + ipad
Girl2: iPhone + ipad
Girl3: iPhone + ipad
the girls have a PC in their toyroom that they currently use but then don't often sync there as it's a ...
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iOS 5 Home Sharing not working if no music loaded
I'm on iOS 5.1.1 and have this odd thing where I have not loaded any music on my iPad, as I prefer music from my iMac. But even if Home Sharing is turned on, I never get the More option so I can ...
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Home Sharing, how to import album artwork from shared iTunes library?
My main iTunes library is on my iMac and all albums (some bought from iTunes, most ripped from my CDs) have album artwork specified. Either auto-downloaded from the web or manually added, I even ...
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iTunes does not synchronize iPhoto albums for Apple TV
The one liner here is, my iPhoto albums do not show up on my Apple TV. This only just stopped working.
My iPhoto started up the other day, missing all of the albums. All the photos were still ...
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2answers
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Windows 7 computer not showing up on Apple TV
Both iTunes on Windows 7 and the Apple TV 3 are updated to the latest versions. My PC is connected to the router via Cat 5 and the Apple TV is connected on wireless. I can AirPlay with my iPad or ...
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Home Sharing vs. Sync, mutually exclusive?
Environment iMac OSX 10.7.5, iTunes 10.7, iPad2 with 6.0.1 and iPhone 4S also with 6.0.1.
I sync only with USB.
Last night, for the first time, I turned on Home Sharing so that I could "stream" a ...
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Apple TV 3G can't connect to Windows iTunes home sharing library
I'm trying to connect my 3rd generation Apple TV to iTunes on Windows 7 via iTunes home sharing, but when I "click" the Computers icon on the Apple TV, it shows an error message stating that it can't ...
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iPad doesn't ask for home sharing password
I have set up homes sharing on both my iPad and macbook's iTunes. Originally I did not set a password and it worked. Now I have set a password in iTunes preferences and when accessing my shared ...
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Legality of iTunes sharing
Are there any legal issues with iTunes sharing? I responded to this question on Super User, and if you look at the comments, the point was brought up that iTunes sharing may or may not be legal.
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iTunes Home Sharing from an Ethernet-connected PC to a MacBook over WiFi
I have an AirPort Extreme that manages my wireless network at home. My MacBook connects to this wireless network.
I’m thinking of getting a PC and connecting it to the AirPort Extreme using an ...
