How can I restart with itunes again as I seem to have duplicate folders in Music and Itunes?

I seem to have partially duplicate Music folders on my computer one called Music (/Users/barry) which is 86.9 gb and one called Itunes music (/Users/barry/Music/iTunes) which is 60.9 GB.
I also have a folder of 25GB in /Users/barry/Music/iTunes/iTunes Master Library recreated 29jul2014/iTunes
I am totally confused as to whether these are really duplicates or how to solve this but am desperate to free up some space on my hard drive.
Are all these necessary or can I delete any please?
Can I start with Itunes again without endangering my music collection?
I am using 11.1.5 version of Itunes.
Mac OSX 10.6.8
Many thanks for any advice

iTunes 9 [and later]: Understanding iTunes Media Organization - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3847
Image of folder structure and explanation of different iTunes versions (turingtest2 post) - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7392
You'll have to determine which are actually currently used, either by getting Info on a representative sample and seeing to which file each points, or by deleting the old structure files and seeing if iTunes has a fit.
Back up your computer first and try.

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