HT1364 Can I use this procedure to consolidate my iTunes media folder along with my wife's, both in a new, common location?

Previously we have both kept our music folders independent. I now want to use the procedure described in HT1364 to move both of our music folders into a single, common location. The idea is to use the same media folder but still keep each of our iTunes users separate so that each can maintain its own playlists, etc.
We share the same home PC but each of us has its own user and as such, each of us have a separate iTunes.  This way we can each keep sync'ing music to each of our separate iDevices but share the same source music folders.
FWIW, we both use the same appleID for purchases, but each of us have individual AppleIDs for iCloud syncing. We mostly have differents songs, but I estimate that we have about 10% duplicate songs/albums, both form iTunes purchases and uploads from CD's.
The procedure above describes how to change the location of your music files. Using this procedure I will move my media files to the new, common location. I wil then switch to my wife's iTunes user and will repeat the process.  While doing my wifes procedure I'm wondering what will happen when it detects the duplicates... will it just ignore them? ask me if I want to replace the song file, or just crash and mess up either or both of our libraries?
I assume that this is the proper way to set up a family Apple ecosystem.  This way when a new member of the family begins collecting music he/she can join the "family music library" and sync only the songs she wants and so on.
I will welcome your comments and implications of doing procedure above. And also, your comments on the proper way to configure a family ecosystem, if this is not the proper way to do it.
Merry Christmas to all of you.

Previously we have both kept our music folders independent. I now want to use the procedure described in HT1364 to move both of our music folders into a single, common location. The idea is to use the same media folder but still keep each of our iTunes users separate so that each can maintain its own playlists, etc.
We share the same home PC but each of us has its own user and as such, each of us have a separate iTunes.  This way we can each keep sync'ing music to each of our separate iDevices but share the same source music folders.
FWIW, we both use the same appleID for purchases, but each of us have individual AppleIDs for iCloud syncing. We mostly have differents songs, but I estimate that we have about 10% duplicate songs/albums, both form iTunes purchases and uploads from CD's.
The procedure above describes how to change the location of your music files. Using this procedure I will move my media files to the new, common location. I wil then switch to my wife's iTunes user and will repeat the process.  While doing my wifes procedure I'm wondering what will happen when it detects the duplicates... will it just ignore them? ask me if I want to replace the song file, or just crash and mess up either or both of our libraries?
I assume that this is the proper way to set up a family Apple ecosystem.  This way when a new member of the family begins collecting music he/she can join the "family music library" and sync only the songs she wants and so on.
I will welcome your comments and implications of doing procedure above. And also, your comments on the proper way to configure a family ecosystem, if this is not the proper way to do it.
Merry Christmas to all of you.

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