ITunes Libary Size?

Hey everyone,
I just have a simple question. My iTunes library size is around 23GB, this is what iTunes displays in the bottom of the program. However, when I go to my iTunes music folder. It says I have around 36GB of files. Is there something wrong, or are there hidden files in my iTunes music folder that are accounting for this huge difference of library size.
Thanks for any answers.

Hello Confuzzeled,
It seems likely that you have more content in your iTunes Library than just music. The statistics you see at the bottom of the iTunes window only apply to the type of content you have selected under the Library header in the left column.
In addition to your music, content such as Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, Audiobooks, Apps, Ringtones and album artwork are all stored in the iTunes folder. I'm looking at 6GB of music on my own system, but I also have about 2GB of the other types of content, so my iTunes folder registers just over 8.6GB when I get info on it.
Hope this helps,
Charles

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