HELP...want to merge two itunes accounts into one running several ipods

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HELP...want to merge two itunes accounts into one running several ipods

Hi, I need advise as I have two Itunes accounts for my family running on tow different laptops with win7 and with two iphones and two itouchs. I do I merge all this into one account that I can access from all devices and all computers?

laptop, Windows 7

Posted on Aug 6, 2010 6:06 AM

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Katrina S.

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Aug 8, 2010 2:48 PM in response to danjulia99

Welcome to Apple Discussions!

Are you talking about merging itunes store accounts? Because that will never happen, accounts can't be merged since purchases have the "Purchased By" info embedded into them.

But if you are talking about getting the same library content on all the PCs, that's a different story.

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Aug 9, 2010 7:01 AM in response to Katrina S.

Ok if I can't merge the accounts then how do I get all PC's and all devices to have all the purchased content available to them from both accounts?

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Katrina S.

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Aug 10, 2010 1:39 AM in response to danjulia99

Do you have a home network? You can set up itunes Home Sharing and transfer your purchases that way. You need to authorize each PC for the two different STORE accounts to transfer each account's purchases.
If you don't have a home network you'd have to use an external hard drive or USB stick.

Long story short, there's no automatic way to do it. You need to keep track of each account's purchases and what PC they are on, then move them to the PC that is missing those items.

There are some 3rd-party programs like Tune Ranger that say they will keep everything insync from one PC to the next, but they cost around $20 or $30.

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