Erasing Duplicate files from folders... not from iTunes....

I want to know if I can locate (using a program or just my Mac) all the files that I have deleted in the past from iTunes but for some reason are still on my hard drive. It is a pain! And when I edit the name, artist, and genre on iTunes they do not change in their folder location.
Please help me out.
CR

The behaviour of PSE that you're noticing is as designed, because of the concept of "permanently accessible storage" versus "removable media storage".
I think you're making this a little more complicated than it should be.  If I understand what you want to do, it's this:
Use the server as the permanent repository for the "good", "finished", "final" versions of your photos.
Have the photos on your notebook's HD so you can work on them at any time.
Have an Organizer catalog on your notebook PC so you can tag photos, etc., at any time.
Do I correctly understand your request?
If so, it seems to me that the best method of working is this:
Use the concept of the server being the "main" repository for your photos, and your notebook PC as having "working" (or "in progress") versions of your photos.
Use MicroSoft's free SyncToy utility:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=15155
to maintain synchronization between your server and your PC for the photos.  Doing so will allow you to keep whatever directory structure makes sense for you.
Create a new catalog on your PC, pointing to only the photos on your notebook PC.
Ken

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