ITunes and mp3's?

so i've had my macbook for a little over a year and i was wondering.
when i import music to itunes, like i download mp3's and drag them from my desktop to a play list, can i delete the file on my desktop?
just curious cause i remember on windows i needed to keep all the mp3 files or else i'd get a little icon next to each file that i deleted.
thanks in advance C:

It depends on how you have iTunes preferences set up. If you have "Copy Files to iTunes Media Folder when adding to library" selected (this is under iTunes > Preferences, Advanced tab) then you could delete the file from your desktop.
You may want to verify that the files are being copied to the media folder by Ctrl-clicking (inside of iTunes) an mp3 file that you just dragged into iTunes and select "Show in Finder." This will show you the location of the file on your disk. If the file is in the iTunes Media folder, you could delete the copy from the desktop.

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