Deleting iTunes music problem

Alright, either I'm missing something very simple or I'm just lost. So I had a ton of music in my library, so I wanted to trim it down, way down. Opened itunes and went artist by artist, moving the music to the trash and deleting it. Finally got down to around 14 gb of music left. I went into the iTunes folder, going through user-->music etc. I check the folder and it says its 60 gb huge. Why is there still so much music there? I want to keep the music that actually shows up in iTunes, but not all that stuff. Thanks for any help in advance!

does anyone know how to delete music files from
iTunes library/computer, without losing the files on
my iPod Shuffle the next time i connect it to my
computer. i know it has something to do with the
syncronizing options, but i just can't figure it out.
i don't want all these music files on my computer
after i have transferred them to my Shuffle.
thanks
When your Shuffle is connected, in Settings UNcheck "Open this iPod when attached" and click Apply. The NEXT time you connect it, iTunes won't open and you'll be able to charge your Shuffle...

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