Using one computer with one itunes, on 2 separate ipads

I have one desktop computer with itunes installed. I have used it with various ipods and iPads over the years … all using my one Apple ID. My itunes music library is a combination of purchased music from itunes (most of which I converted to mp3’s using itunes so I could put them onto a USB drive to use in my car) and mp3’s taken from old CD’s. So basically I have a backup folder on my computer with converted purchased songs and songs ripped from my CD’s.

I am in charge of music for our dance class and I want to get another ipad mini to play our practice music from. I want to set up the 2nd ipad with a 2nd Apple ID just to keep things separate.

Can I use itunes to put my songs onto that 2nd ipad … since it will be under a different Apple ID than my original ID? Is itunes going to let me put my music on that 2nd ipad?

And do I use the same name to set up the 2nd ipad? Or something like My Name #2

I do not want the 2nd ipad to be a clone of my original ipad. I just want the 2nd ipad to be able to play selected songs that I have in my itunes library.

This all sounds confusing, but I hope to get an answer. Thanks in advance for any help.

iPad mini 5, iPadOS 16

Posted on Aug 17, 2023 10:52 PM

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Aug 18, 2023 6:45 AM in response to shirl1950

Shirl, It is generally a bad idea to try to manage two different Apple IDs on one computer, due to the "90 day lockout" and other factors.


In your case, consider using a single library on the computer. When you sync the second iPad, choose to sync "Selected... playlists" as in the image below (found in Use the Finder to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with your Mac - Apple Support.). Sync only the ones relevant to the dance class.





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