Is it possible to have multiple libraries on itunes

Finding 7, songs or more that I simply don't listen to and removing them is certainly doable. However, I don't want to completely and utterly remove them. They are a part of my library. And, even though I don't listen to all of them, other people might. They don't need to synchronize to my iOS devices for my personal use, but my library is increasingly becoming a shared household resource for family members and guests. And I don't want to remove items from that selection simply because of my own personal listening habits.

For example, I'd probably end up removing a ton of children's music that I don't listen to, but my own children are getting to an age where they can make use of such a shared resource and listen to it. Create Multiple Libraries. Step-by-Step: Use Them. Manage Multiple Devices. Keep These Tips in Mind. Mind Your Apple ID. These instructions apply to iTunes 9. You don't have to select anything inside the folder. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Email Address Sign up There was an error.

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Will that matter once I combine? If I combine the libraries will I able to see them side by side and identify and pull the smaller versions into playlists for use in portable devices and leave the larger files for use by Sonos or other playback devices? Select your iOS device, then, on the Summary tab, tell iTunes to convert higher bit rate tracks to the bit rate you choose , , or And iTunes Music is the older name for the folder; it was changed to iTunes Media, around iTunes 9 or Cant thank you enough for this.

I had playlists from for each class I taught and after a an OSX rebuild I ended up with 2 libraries. I now have both libraries merged. Any suggestions on what to do i. Will it try to erase the iPod data? Now that I have the library intact, should I restore to factory settings on the iPod?

Any help is greatly appreciated! If it has, iTunes will be fine with it, and you can choose new music to sync. Just checked before syncing to make sure everything looked alright.

Unfortunately noticed that my podcasts are littered among all of my playlists and there are normal mp3s listed as podcasts. Any ideas? None of the tracks are incorrectly classified. Could you give me further instruction on this step please? I am using a PC if that matters. I have found a few other places that have iTunes Music or Media but there is nothing in them. When I play one of those albums iTunes knows where both halves are located! Would it be better for me to run it all on the C drive?

I copied it by just highlighting it in explorer and copy and pasted onto my desktop. I would like the F drive to have nothing but music on it. My whole music library is albums. The drive is GB. Thanks for your help. So there is no way to merge two libraries that have been built up under two different Apple ID accounts—even though both of them were created by the same person me?

You can have content from multiple Apple IDs in the same library. Hi Kirk, Thanks for this post.