Music Folder/Itunes Music Folder

[longhornpride]

Alright, i have a music folder in my music section, it has at least 50 gigs and i put it in my itunes. Now i dont have all 50 gigs in my itunes cause i deleted songs, etc etc. My music folder does take up alot of memory on my mac and i only got 148 gigs. Could i just delete my music folder and then i can have my itunes folder as my main folder or all my music will be deleted? help me out dudes

 

[barryg]

music folder and itunes folder

im thinking of doing the exact same.. the music folder has all my music artist by artist, and then the itunes folder in the music folder seems to have the same in it.. can i remove all the artist folders in the music folder and leave the itunes on the music folder ? If you can understand what i mean?

 

[barryg]

Iphoto and Pictures

im thinking of doing the exact same.. the music folder has all my music artist by artist, and then the itunes folder in the music folder seems to have the same in it.. can i remove all the artist folders in the music folder and leave the itunes on the music folder ? If you can understand what i mean?

Same question for the pictures folder. If i have imported all my pictures to iphoto can I then remove the flies and folders in the pictures folder? I am trying to free up my mac book it has 6gb free space. I have time capsule so I can backup all the files in the music and pictures folders and keep the files there.
Basically is the contents of pictures duplicated in the iphoto folder?
and is the contents of the music folder duplicated in the itunes folder?
it looks like it and it would save me 30+gb....
thanks barry

 

[TraceyS/FL]

Help->Consolidate Library

Consolidating your library

By default, the music, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and other files in your iTunes library are stored here:

[Your Home folder]/Music/iTunes

Depending on how you’ve imported items into iTunes, your library might include items stored elsewhere (in another folder or on another hard disk, for example).

You can make sure that all the files in your library are in the iTunes folder so that, for example, it’s easier to move your library to a new computer.

To consolidate your library:

Choose File > Library > Consolidate Library.

Files remain in their original locations, and copies are placed in the iTunes folder.

For best results, don’t change the location of the iTunes folder or the folders inside it.

Then you can delete the duplicates.

iPhoto is probably similar - are you storing the photos in the iPhoto Library, or referencing them elsewhere? (i don't use iPhoto).

These are what you need to check in iTunes to see if you have been using.... (these, as in the enclosed pic with the checkboxes checked - fyi, mine is stored on an external HDD)

 

[longhornpride]

wow thank you so much
so now i can delete my folder where i store all my music?