Talon325

Q: How to download media to an iPad from a shared account?

Hi guys,

 

  My family has several Apple computers with different Apple IDs.  To enable my family to view the media content on my machine I have enabled the "Family Sharing" feature within the OS.  We all can enjoy the movies and music that I have collected however my wife is leaving to travel abroad for a long trip and wishes to take along with her some of our movies and music.  Even with our sharing enabled I don't see a way to actually copy media to her iPad.

  I have have however, noticed on all our iPads under the "Movies" tab we have several movies in our collection with the iCloud symbol in the lower right corner.  Those files can be transferred to her iPad, but they only represent a small percentage of our library.  My question is how can I manage my iCloud content so that I can copy more media to my wife's iPad?

 

Thanks in advance,

Chris

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Feb 20, 2015 1:44 PM

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  • by jeremy_v,Solvedanswer

    jeremy_v jeremy_v Feb 22, 2015 7:36 AM in response to Talon325
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    Feb 22, 2015 7:36 AM in response to Talon325

    Hi Talon325,

     

    Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.

     

    It sounds like you want to download iTunes Store content to your wife's iPad using Family Sharing, but all of your content isn't visible.

     

    Be sure to use the steps in the "Download content from family members" section of this article when accessing your family's shared content:

     

    Sharing purchased content with Family Sharing - Apple Support

     

    If you don't see all of your purchases, make sure that they are not hidden in your iTunes Store account:

    If a family member has hidden one of their items, no one in their family can see it. Your family member can unhide those items if they want to.

    You can find this information and more tips in this article:

     

    If you don't see your family's shared content - Apple Support

     

    See this link for more information on what can be shared with Family Sharing:

     

    Which purchased content can I share using Family Sharing - Apple Support

     

    All the best,

     

    Jeremy

  • by Talon325,Helpful

    Talon325 Talon325 Feb 22, 2015 9:34 PM in response to jeremy_v
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    Feb 22, 2015 9:34 PM in response to jeremy_v

    Thanks Jeremy,

     

      I think you've hit the problem right on the head...  of all the media I've accumulated most has been ripped onto my machine from the media I've purchased.  After I read your description it occurred to me that all the titles I see listed in my iPad's "movies" section were of those we either purchased through Apple or had a digital download for the media itself.  (None of my "ripped" media shows up on my shared account for downloading...)  Which now makes sense as Apple would not have control over the media itself and therefore would not be able to guarantee a "valid or purchased" transfer.  Thanks for helping me to better understand the sharing feature...

     

    Thanks for your help!

    Chris

  • by jeremy_v,

    jeremy_v jeremy_v Feb 23, 2015 8:57 AM in response to Talon325
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    Feb 23, 2015 8:57 AM in response to Talon325

    Hi Chris, 

     

    Thanks for your reply. I'm very happy to have helped. 

     

    Cheers, 

     

    Jeremy