ITunes library could not be saved

I recently installed iTunes on a new PC and had all my old files transferred over to the new hard drive. All my music loaded onto iTunes but after a few days I noticed an error message on the screen saying 'The iTunes library could not be saved, there is not enough memory available'. I still have over 200 GB left on the PC's hard drive so I'm not sure what's causing this message to appear. Any suggestions on how to stop it?

please help.I need a help quick

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