Sharing iTunes between Snow Leopard and Windows 7 via Bootcamp

vgoklani · Nov 21, 2009, 01:02 PM

Hi,

I have iTunes installed on Snow Leopard, and I installed Windows 7 via bootcamp 3.0. Has anyone figured out a way for the iTunes in Windows7 to share the iTunes library on Snow Leopard. I only want read-only access from the Windows side, I don't to make any changes. Thanks!!

r.j.s · Nov 21, 2009, 01:04 PM

I may be wrong, but I think iTunes needs write access in order to update the xml files with play counts and other info.

vgoklani · Nov 21, 2009, 01:06 PM

I agree, it probably needs write access to update the XML...I was hoping someone was able to figure out a work-around!

r.j.s · Nov 21, 2009, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vgoklani

I agree, it probably needs write access to update the XML...I was hoping someone was able to figure out a work-around!

MacDrive.

It isn't free, but ...

vgoklani · Nov 21, 2009, 01:11 PM

yeah, but macdrive has it's own share of headaches...i was hoping for something more elegant. perhaps there is a way to trick iTunes into reading the music files from snowleopard, and writings the XML settings on the windows drive. I suppose I should just get off my lazy ass and start tinkering with the xml files...

r.j.s · Nov 21, 2009, 01:13 PM

What about adding the files to the W7 library, but without copying them ... then it would have the library on both ... the problem would be that you would have to update the W7 xml file when you added new items to the OS X library.

SpeedFleX · Nov 21, 2009, 03:18 PM

Doesn't Windows make the XML File under the User Folder in Windows itself?

I don't think you can change this.

The problem is not the read write but updating the XML File for Play Counts etc.

For example all my iTunes stuff is on my Windows Home Server, whenver I access it it can stay on the server, yet iTunes still creats a folder on the local machine with a XML File.

I will try this with boot camp now

yehgermeister · Dec 7, 2009, 05:32 PM

any updates?

Nov 21, 2009, 01:02 PM	#1
vgoklani macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2004	Sharing iTunes between Snow Leopard and Windows 7 via Bootcamp Hi, I have iTunes installed on Snow Leopard, and I installed Windows 7 via bootcamp 3.0. Has anyone figured out a way for the iTunes in Windows7 to share the iTunes library on Snow Leopard. I only want read-only access from the Windows side, I don't to make any changes. Thanks!!

Nov 21, 2009, 01:04 PM	#2
r.j.s macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forum Spy	I may be wrong, but I think iTunes needs write access in order to update the xml files with play counts and other info. __________________ 2009 15" MBP 2.8GHz 4GB 500GB // Late 2006 MB 2GHz 3GB 500GB // 2nd Gen 16GB iPod Touch OS X Tutorial Videos\|Suggest new tutorials

Nov 21, 2009, 01:13 PM	#6
r.j.s macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forum Spy	What about adding the files to the W7 library, but without copying them ... then it would have the library on both ... the problem would be that you would have to update the W7 xml file when you added new items to the OS X library. __________________ 2009 15" MBP 2.8GHz 4GB 500GB // Late 2006 MB 2GHz 3GB 500GB // 2nd Gen 16GB iPod Touch OS X Tutorial Videos\|Suggest new tutorials

Nov 21, 2009, 03:18 PM	#7
SpeedFleX macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Interwebz	Doesn't Windows make the XML File under the User Folder in Windows itself? I don't think you can change this. The problem is not the read write but updating the XML File for Play Counts etc. For example all my iTunes stuff is on my Windows Home Server, whenver I access it it can stay on the server, yet iTunes still creats a folder on the local machine with a XML File. I will try this with boot camp now __________________ Macbook 2.4 GHz, iPhone 3g 16 GB http://www.last.fm/user/SpeedFleX

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Nov 21, 2009, 01:06 PM	#3
vgoklani Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2004	I agree, it probably needs write access to update the XML...I was hoping someone was able to figure out a work-around!

Nov 21, 2009, 01:11 PM	#5
vgoklani Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2004	yeah, but macdrive has it's own share of headaches...i was hoping for something more elegant. perhaps there is a way to trick iTunes into reading the music files from snowleopard, and writings the XML settings on the windows drive. I suppose I should just get off my lazy ass and start tinkering with the xml files...

Dec 7, 2009, 05:32 PM	#8
yehgermeister macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2008	any updates?