ITunes keeps asking me to choose (locate) iTunes library after I transferring all my stuff to my new iMac

In Match I got a new iMac and transferred everything from my old iMac to the new one. After that iTunes sometimes ask me to locate the iTunes library and I do that every time. But almost every time i open iTunes it asks again (not always). Sometimes I also get a popup saying something like, its not been able to save preferences. Also if I want to convert a recording to a mp3 file I go and change the import preferences and next time I open iTunes I have to do it again (almost every time - sometimes it is saved). iTunes 11.0.4 - Mac OS X 10.8.4
Regards
Hjortur

Solved - I am using "Shortcuts" for keyboard shortcuts and I used "alt" in combination with "ctrl" and an F-key to open iTunes. Since "alt" is used to hold down while opening iTunes to choose a diifferent librery I think that is what happend.

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