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My wife and I have Itunes on our Windows laptop/pc and we have been trying to Home Share songs. We are both signed in with our relative Apple IDs (she signed in with hers, me with mine,) We can each see each other's library but we cannot find the Import button that is supposed to be the bottom of the ITunes screen.
What am I missing here?
Thanks
Windows
Just to be clear, there is a difference between sharing libraries on a local PC network and sharing items using Home Sharing. You can set up a maximum of five computers on a local network (such as a home Wi-Fi network) to share their iTunes libraries with each other. If a shared computer is turned on and iTunes is open, you can play that computer’s shared items on other computers in the network, but you can’t import the shared items into their libraries. If you want to import items from iTunes libraries on other computers in your home network, you can turn on Home Sharing.
Share iTunes libraries on a local PC network - Apple Support
Import media using Home Sharing in iTunes on PC - Apple Support
Just to be clear, there is a difference between sharing libraries on a local PC network and sharing items using Home Sharing. You can set up a maximum of five computers on a local network (such as a home Wi-Fi network) to share their iTunes libraries with each other. If a shared computer is turned on and iTunes is open, you can play that computer’s shared items on other computers in the network, but you can’t import the shared items into their libraries. If you want to import items from iTunes libraries on other computers in your home network, you can turn on Home Sharing.
Share iTunes libraries on a local PC network - Apple Support
Import media using Home Sharing in iTunes on PC - Apple Support
Home Sharing works to share the libraries of one Apple ID among multiple computers and devices connected to the same local network. You can potentially share purchases by creating a family group with both of you as members, but if you want to copy unprotected media from one library to another you can either create a shared network folder into which either of you can copy files, or transfer them using a USB drive.
There is also a simple network sharing feature that opens up your library for read-only access by other machines on your local network, which you can use if you only want to be able to listen to content from the others library before deciding what you might want to copy using some other method.
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To be honest, I really don't know. At this point, you may want to contact Apple Support. I'm sure they will want to know what version of Windows and iTune you are using, and insist you update to the latest versions if you haven't already.
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I have done the steps that are in the "Import media using Home Sharing in ITunes on PC" article
I have not seen the "Click the Show pop-up menu at the bottom of the iTunes window", As an option. And I have not seen the Import button.
I'm not sure what I am doing incorrectly.
Thanks
Here is what I've discovered for anyone that has this issue in the future;
Both PCs need to have the same Apple ID on both systems. It's not going to let you Import if you have the different Apple IDs for each person. In that case you will be able to see each library and play the tracks but not import from one library.
Unless I missed something in the instructions, the "how to" was not real clear that this was the case.
So, again, both PCs must be logged in on Home Sharing with the same Apple ID in order to Import songs.
issues with ITunes Home Sharing
