Add Folder to library taking a long time and creating multiple copies

I have been a longtime WMP user and am ready to convert to iTunes. I am trying to "add folder to library", which causes a request to convert the files I already have (approx 5,000 songs).
It has been running for more than two days, day and night, working on this. I am not kidding!
I discovered that it has been creating multiple copies of the songs. It looks like it has restarted a few times, perhaps each time it restarts a new copy is made and placed in the iTunes folder.
Should it take this long? What can I do to resolve the speed issue and to eliminate all the duplicate files?
Please help.
Thanks
-medicnick

Theoretically, "Add Folder to Library" goes thru the folder and all its subfolders, and adds each song that it finds that is not already in the library. Optionally, it will make a copy of each song and deposit it in the iTunes Music Folder according to Album and Artist.
Personally, I have never seen it behave any different. But it is often reported on this forum that on large adds (and at 5000 yours is large) it does not behave properly.
Since your iTunes library is new, and does not yet contain those precious play counts, why not just delete it and re-add the songs in small batches. You may wish to deselect the "Copy Files to iTunes Folder When Adding to Library" option in Edit > Preferences > Advanced > General.

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This problem seems consistently repeatable on my set-up. Was just wondering whether anyone else has experienced this problem.
Apple TV is playing music streamed, screen saver may or may not be active. I then copy new music folders into my iTunes music directory and then select 'Add folder to library' on iTunes and select my music directory. iTunes updates correctly and I can then edit/play/add artwork to the newly added music.
However, back on the Apple TV, the music continues to play but the playback position no longer updates although the animated swinging from side to side every so often still works or if the screen saver is active it continues as normal. The Apple TV no longer responds to the remote control. I have left then music playing before and it continues until it has no more music to play, e.g. got to end of album.
I have found only one way out, which does not always work (I sometimes have to remove power from the Apple TV to reset it). If I close down iTunes, after a number of seconds (5 to 15 usually) the Apple TV pops up a button asking to reconnect to sources. I can then restart iTunes and the Apple TV reconnects and I can select what I want to do.

You'll probably have better luck asking the question here -> Windows EightForums
iTunes isn't designed to work with Windows 8 or any beta software, so theres no suprise that it isn't working as expected.

Add Folder to Library - No dialog box to select folder

Hi,
I wanted to designate a specific folder as the folder where iTunes / my iPhone should import music from. I want to limit iTunes to a specific folder as do not want comingle my Zune data as I have 100 gig of music which will not fit on my 32G 3GS.
When I click on File-->Add Folder To Library, I don’t get the expected dialog from where I can select the folder.
I can see from iTunes that its windows dims, meaning that another dialog has the focus however I cannot see this dialog window.
When I click on iTunes at this time, I get a beep and Browse For Folder outline / dialog flashes on the screen, but it is blank and I can just see the form caption in the top left.
Hitting ESC returns me to iTunes.
I am however able to do a file selection File-->Add File To Library without any problems.
Seems iTunes is a little buggy.
Any suggestions?

Here is maybe another clue.
Whenever any dialog message pops up (got a warning that some .MOV file would not be copied for some reason or another) I hit alt tab and changed to another applications. When I returned to iTunes the dialog had disappeared.
Again, the focus is not on the main iTunes application window and I can not interact with iTunes. Once I hit escape (which dismisses the dialog) control returns to the iTunes application and I can use it again.
Just to test, I changed my screen res to 1024 x 768 (I normally run 1920 x 1080) to see if iTunes dislikes my resolution. Same problems....
Any help much appreciated as I would like to get some music on my iPhone 3GS.
Thanks
André

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Firstly - I don't want to put all my music in the iTunes Media folder and let iTunes organise my libary - I like it the way it is.
So I've used the "add folder to library" function to add my music library from another location. I realise that iTunes won't monitor this folder so I just manually add my library folder each time I add music to it, and iTunes rescans the entire directory. Seems to work OK...
Is this creating duplicates or a hideously large library XML? Or does iTunes recognise if a file already exists and only add the new files to its library XML?
Thanks

i have fgound that it duplicates most so u have to individually load each "file" album if ITunes doesnt kinda ***

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