Library File Structure Problem

I have 3 partitions setup on my computer, one running OSX, one for WinXP and another FAT32 partition I use to store data which is used by both operating systems. I recently copied my music library to this partition and set iTunes to use this partition (and subsequent sub-folder) as the primary location for my music library. While I am now able to enjoy my music library in OSX and WinXP I encountered a few problems.
1)The file structure for itunes with album art, separate folders for music, film, podcasts etc... did not transfer from it's original location in "My Documents\My Music" to the new location. As a result, whenever I download anything like a podcast or video it gets placed in the music section in iTunes which makes organizing and effectively browsing my library difficult. I am tempted to simply copy the original files to my new partition and then manually reorganize it. However, I'm worried it will have no effect on itunes and new downloads will still get misfiled regardless of file type or worse, I might render the library completely unplayable.
2) While most of my music is accessible to both Windows and OSX, occasionally I go to play a song in OSX and recieve an error message saying that the file cannot be located. If I manually search for the file it has no problem playing it. However, once I switch back to windows I encounter the same problem there. If I don't locate the file in OSX, it plays perfectly in WinXP. I have not switched the location of the file or any other related directories. Presently, a number of my songs remain unplayable in OSX as to not disrupt Window's ability to access all of my music.
Any assistance in ironing out these kinks would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Anybody have any suggestions?

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I have consolidated a large number of photos into rolls with meaningful names (e.g. NOT Roll 108 etc.,) and when the roll is empty in iPhoto the title disappears. However, if I try to use othr applications to access the originals, all the old, empty rolls are still shown in the file structure. Can I safely delete these in Finder or will it affect iPhoto? I just want to tidy up the file tree for when I'm using something other than iPhoto for manipulating my photos.

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an I safely delete these in Finder or will it affect iPhoto?
It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss. Given that iPhoto is not removing them automatically may be because there are pics in the trash that belong to these Rolls (solution: empty the iPhoto trash). However, it might also be due to HD issues.
However, if I try to use othr applications to access the originals,
This is also not recommended. What other apps are you using? Photo editors? You can set any image editor as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in the editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically.
or
There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
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I've taken over a site created by another. The file structure
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Concerning yourself about the _file_ organization of your Images' Originals is, imho, time wasted. You didn't care about it when they were managed. There is little reason to care about it when they are referenced.
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You've come close to describing my situation, but I don't see the solution.
In my case I have the following in my iPhoto folder (quite similar to your list...
In my case I have folders labelled 2001 through 2007 in my Originals folder, and the same for Modified, although oddly enough there's no 2002. It's possible that I didn't make mods for that full year, but doubtful.
If this is the case you have nothing to worry about.
In earlier versions of iPhoto the folder structure
was based in Date. With v6 a new structure was
created:
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Hopefully you have a simpler solution for me, but what would happen if I did an import on the 2006 and 2007 files? I suppose the 100 or so albums I've created would all have to be created???
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