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Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access?

From Sandman <mr@sandman.net>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access?
Date 2013-11-24 22:20 +0000
Message-ID <slrnl94uv8.jv5.mr@irc.sandman.net> (permalink)
References <l6nvg7$ooj$1@speranza.aioe.org> <slrnl944re.imf.mr@irc.sandman.net> <bfeoniFb4v5U1@mid.individual.net>

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In article <bfeoniFb4v5U1@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.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.

I never said that I think the RAID can't be part of the solution, but the 
OP wanted to move the library to the RAID for the purpose of sharing it 
with another client. With Home Sharing, that isn't necessary, so he no 
longer needs to move it to a RAID disk.


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Sandman[.net]

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iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> - 2013-11-22 11:07 -0500
  Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> - 2013-11-22 11:25 -0500
    Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-22 10:02 -0800
      Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-22 14:03 -0500
        Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-11-23 00:51 -0500
          Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-23 01:01 -0500
            Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-22 23:26 -0800
              Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-23 05:13 -0500
            Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-11-23 12:58 -0500
          Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-11-24 15:13 +1300
        Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-22 23:23 -0800
          Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-23 05:13 -0500
            Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> - 2013-11-23 16:38 -0500
              Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-23 17:04 -0500
          Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-11-23 10:22 -0500
            Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-11-23 17:43 +0000
              Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-23 11:42 -0800
                Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-11-23 19:50 +0000
              Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> - 2013-11-23 16:40 -0500
                Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-11-23 22:48 +0000
                Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> - 2013-11-23 18:57 -0500
            Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-23 11:41 -0800
              Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-23 14:49 -0500
          Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-11-23 17:40 +0000
            Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-11-24 17:19 +1300
          Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-11-23 13:08 -0500
          Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2013-11-23 16:47 -0500
            Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-23 14:59 -0800
    Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-22 13:09 -0500
  Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> - 2013-11-23 16:32 -0500
    Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> - 2013-11-23 17:09 -0500
      Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-23 17:12 -0500
      Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2013-11-23 21:45 -0500
        Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-23 22:03 -0500
  Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2013-11-24 14:54 +0000
    Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-11-24 16:44 +0000
      Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-24 10:03 -0800
        Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-11-24 18:22 +0000
        Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-24 13:53 -0500
        Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2013-11-24 22:23 +0000
          Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-11-24 18:10 -0500
      Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2013-11-24 22:20 +0000
    Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-24 13:53 -0500
      Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2013-11-24 22:18 +0000
        Re: iTunes -- single library; multiple access? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-24 17:27 -0500

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