Harddrive taking up double the hard drice space?? (Pictures attached)

[dlo604]

After I downloaded the file which my friend sent for promoting purposes, it's about a 50 meg file, it's showing that the files are taking 100 megs after I drop it into my iTunes.

Here are the pics for clarification. Please help!!

**PS The bottom picture is what it was before I downloaded the files, the top is what it became after I drag and dropped the files into iTunes.

What am I wrong?

 

[MacDawg]

I believe it has something to do with the way iTunes organizes and stores files
It basically duplicates them

But someone else will clarify this for you soon

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[Sky Blue]

iTunes copies files into it's own library, you can delete the original.

 

[dlo604]

iTunes copies files into it's own library, you can delete the original.

I tried deleting the original, but when I do that, the track in iTunes disappears.

 

[womble2k2]

I tried deleting the original, but when I do that, the track in iTunes disappears.

Check your iTunes preferences. In advanced make sure that copy files to iTunes music library is ticked.

Use the add to library option in the file menu and add the file.

Now delete the original.

Edit: You could try consolidate your library option, but that will add any music file on your system to your iTunes folder.

Regards,
Phil

 

[dlo604]

Check your iTunes preferences. In advanced make sure that copy files to iTunes music library is ticked.

Use the add to library option in the file menu and add the file.

Now delete the original.

Edit: You could try consolidate your library option, but that will add any music file on your system to your iTunes folder.

Regards,
Phil

Thanks!!! This seemed to have worked for me!!!