I have itunes libraries in 3 places

They're on two external drives and on my boot drive/user. How do I consolidate all (I want to put all on ONE external drive, and delete copies on boot/drive/user)
I'm using itunes 10.5.3, with OS 10.7.2

If it was purchased with the same iTunes Store account, or if they are more recent purchased (iTunes Plus, DRM-free), simply copy the songs from one computer to the other (you'll want them all on the computer you sync the phone with). For songs bought on the iPhone, connect to the computer and select iTunes > File menu > Transfer Purchases From.
If it's older music (DRM-protected) and purchased with different iTunes Store accounts, you'll need to upgrade the songs to iTunes Plus, or re-purchase them.

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I don't know if this is me adding files to iTunes when the external wasn't connected
it is.
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