Keeping iTunes files in one folder

Hi. I'm trying to keep all of my media in one place, on a third internal hard drive.
I plan to use iTunes for my music, because I like it and need to sync to my iPod.
I don't watch films in iTunes, so the films are of no consequnce to me in this example.
I've been trying to use the settings that cause iTunes to copy all media to a folder when added to iTunes, but keep running into issues.
If I tell iTunes to use "F:\", folders are created in the root of "F:\" with the artist names on them.
If I tell iTunes to use "F:\Music\" another folder "F:\Music\Music\" is created - it's driving me insane!
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks,
James.

Try using a cloning tool like Carbon Copy Cloner (http://www.bombich.com) to select your external drive as a file source, and then choose a folder on your system as the destination. Then clone the drive's contents to the folder, and Carbon Copy Cloner will use the robust file syncing tool "rsync" to copy files. This routine may be more robust than Apple's as it does not perform all the checks and rely on an "all or none" approach, as the Finder copying method does.
An alternative is to use the Terminal and run rsync by itself, but this will be easier to do with Carbon Copy Cloner.

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