Error -50 "iTunes library file cannot be saved" help!

I just downloaded iTunes 7.3 and the itunes library file is not saving and i get an error message saying, "The iTunes library file cannot be saved. An unknown error has occured (-50)." I'm not sure what's going on, any suggestions ?
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2.33GHz

Same problem here since latest update. As usual poor support from Apple with no answer or fix for this bug.

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Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with iTunes on your Mac. I recommend reviewing the following resources for the issue you described:
iTunes library file cannot be saved error -50
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2608679
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277
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After which, some songs which i upload onto itunes after installing itunes 7.3 will be gone everytime i open itunes and i'll have to upload them again.
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== Error -54 ==
From an OS9 reference, error -54 is a software lock on a file or a permissions error. (Some of the old codes still apply to OSX although there is no formal list of OSX error codes.)
First, try simply restarting your computer.
iTunes Library cannot be saved (Error -54) - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1912814
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The itunes library file cannot be saved. An Unknown error occurred (-1450)

Greetings,
I'm getting the following error:
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I've just downloaded iTunes 11 and now I keep getting this error message "iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred. (-54)". Has anyone else encounter this issue? How can I fix it?

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I started with the questions marks because I did not understand what you were asking.
I had the impression that yo wanted to make a backup of the Library.
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"...There is not enough memory available."
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It just happened to me yesterday when the message randomly came up and kept coming back two seconds after I close it. what does it mean? I read somewhere that you're supposed to hold shift as iTunes is starting up or something but that already accidentally wiped out my library so I really don't want to go through that again... What's the problem?
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I put some tracks on my computer, and each time I
sign on to itunes, I get the following error:
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