Sharing a media folder
If you want to share a common set of music and video among multiple users, but still allow each user to maintain their own library with separate playlists, ratings, etc., you can use PowerTunes to do so. To share a media folder, first select a library that is using the media folder that you'd like to share, then select "Share Media Folder" from the Library menu. You will be presented the same options as when sharing a library, but these options will only be applied to the media folder, and the selected library will remain unshared.
Once you have shared a media folder, there are two ways for another user to use that media folder with one of their iTunes libraries.
- If you are creating a new library that you plan to use with the shared media folder, the shared media folder will appear in the sheet presented to configure the new library and its media folder. Simply choose the media folder from the pop-up menu listing all the available shared media folders.
- If you have an existing library that you'd like to have use the shared media folder, use the "Switch Media Folder" command in the Library menu. When selecting a folder to switch to, the shared media folder will be included in the pop-up menu at the bottom of the file chooser window.