HT1391 Do I need to keep both the Itunes Media and Itunes Music folder in order for Itunes to work? It has eaten my hard drive up.

I have Itunes Music and Itunes Media folders that have almost the same gigs in them, the media is larger. Do I need both of these? I am left with 12 gigs of 500 gig hard drive and it is because of all the music I have. Can I get rid of one of these? And, if so how? I do not want to screw up my Itunes because I love it. Thanks!

Hello there, achangeagent.
The following Knowledge Base article provides great recommendations for the situation you find yourself in:
iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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