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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access?
Date: 24 Nov 2013 16:44:35 GMT
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On 2013-11-24, Sandman <mr@sandman.net> wrote:
> In article <l6nvg7$ooj$1@speranza.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:
>
>>  I am contemplating the idea of putting my iTunes library on a networked
>>  RAID array so it can be easily accessed from two locations. The problem
>>  is accessing it from two locations at once.  On the surface this doesn't
>>  seem to be possible but I may be missing something.
>
> You're not missing something, it's not possible. Two iTunes processes can't 
> share the same library directly.
>
> Only way is to make sure that iTunes A is shut down before you launch 
> iTunes B, or use Home sharing on iTunes A (and forget about thr RAID) which 
> means that the library can be accessed by iTunes B, but only edited and 
> maintained by iTunes A.

I'm not sure why you think the RAID can't be part of the solution. I
host my iTunes library with Home Sharing from a Drobo RAID, and it works
quite well.

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