ITunes Folder Locations Preferences...

Howdy - Does anyone know why the folders for Podcasts, Movies, Audiobooks and TV Shows are buried deep within the song files in "iTunes Music Folder" and not more conveniently in the "iTunes Folder"? I moved "Podcasts" once, but new episodes were sent to an automatically created replacement folder back in the "iTunes Music Folder". Can these files be redirected? Thanks! Any musings are welcome - I'm not garthy!

Hello!
Apparently, apple designers decides it was a good idea to hard code those paths. You can't change them, at least not for podcasts and iTS downloads. For content obtained elsewhere, you can sort them as you like and drag them into the itunes library - if copy files is unchecked, they will stay where they are.
I've sent feedback to Apple on this. I suggest you do, too. It makes no sense to have the other media buried in the music folder. I would like to have movies go to one drive that has a lot of free space and other content go someplace else. I know it can be done, as itouch apps and photos can be in a completely different place.
itunes menu > Help > Provide itunes feedback

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1. close itunes
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3. make sure you either moved it, or you copied it and deleted the folder in the original location (if you want to keep itunes music in original location until you have confirmed everything is right before deleting, jump to step 5)
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Try this:
Prepare iTunes so that it can see the external drive.
Make a note of which drive-letter the external drive has been allocated. (Look in Windows Exploer)
Look at the file location for a song. Make sure it plays (and therefore that iTunes has found it). Highlight it and select File/Get Info/Summary>Where: and make a note of the drive letter for that song.
Close and shut down the computer.
The next time you turn the computer on again, connect the external drive
Before you start iTunes - check the external drive in Windows Explorer. Is it ready, does it have the same drive-letter that it had last time? Can you go into the drive and see the files on it?
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What happens, which step do you have problems with?
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