iTunes: Setting up Home Sharing on your computer

1. Open iTunes.
2. Select Home Sharing from where you choose between Music, Movies, and other kinds of media on the left side of iTunes.
3. If the Home Sharing icon is not visible, choose File > Devices > Turn On Home Sharing from the menu bar. (You can disable or enable Home Sharing for your computer using the File menu.)
   

   Note: After enabling Home Sharing and clicking Done, Home Sharing is no longer visible until it detects another computer with Home Sharing enabled.

4. When prompted, enter your Apple ID account name and password:



Note: Be sure to use the same Apple ID account name when enabling Home Sharing on all computers you intend to share with.

5. Click "Turn on Home Sharing."
6. Use the above steps to enable Home Sharing on additional computers on your home network.

Automatic Transfer can transfer your newly-purchased apps, books, music, TV shows, and movie purchases to your other computers setup for Home Sharing.

To automatically transfer content between computers, click the Settings button in the lower-right while viewing a Home Share and select which content to transfer. Automatic transfer of iTunes Store content is off by default.

Note: The Settings and Import button are not present if you are using Music Sharing, which is different from Home Sharing. See this article for more information.

• Automatic transfer applies to new purchases from the iTunes Store whenever they are made. However, updates are not transferred (such as those from the App Store).
• Automatic transfer only applies to iTunes Store content you purchase or download after enabling Home Sharing.
• Previously downloaded or non-iTunes Store content can only be manually transferred. It may be necessary to authorize iTunes Store content for playback on other computers.
• Audiobooks purchased through the iTunes Store can be automatically or manually transferred.
• Home Sharing cannot transfer or stream audiobook content purchased from Audible.com. See Audible.com for assistance in using their content on multiple computers.
• In addition, rentals from the iTunes Store cannot be streamed or transferred to another computer using Home Sharing.

The best way to avoid duplication is to use the Show menu located in the lower-left corner. Choose "Items not in my library" before transferring any content.

• Home Sharing transfers the media file and ID3 tag information. It does not transfer iTunes metadata, including ratings, play history, and comments.
• Home Sharing does not check for duplicates when manually transferring content between iTunes libraries.
• If your iTunes libraries contain a large amount of identical content, you should manually select only the songs you want to transfer.
• If you accidentally create duplicates, use the Show Duplicates feature in iTunes to locate and remove duplicate files.
• If you have the Sidebar hidden, you can navigate a shared iTunes library by clicking the title of the Home Share to see more options, like Apps:
• If you have the Sidebar showing, you can navigate a shared iTunes library by expanding the arrow to see more options, like Apps: