Locked disk, itunes 11.0.1..........2013

Hi guys, Im new here so please give me tips on how i can improve.
I thought id share How i fixed iTunes on my mac.
I started up my computer 6 days ago and launched iTunes. an error came up.
"The folder iTunes is on a locked disk or you do not have write permissions for this folder"
I tried several things from many places on the internet. such as
Mike Johnson12
Re: The folder "ITunes" is on a locked disk or you do not have write permis
Jul 31, 2008 11:33 AM (in response to leoconnell)
Select the icon of the HD that has the files - Get Info for that HD (+I or from the Finder File menu 'Get Info') - Look under the 'Sharing & Permissions' tab at the bottom. Check your status - to change your status then select the lock icon and enter your Admin password if prompted - then give yourself 'Read & Write'. If you are not in the list then you can add yourself by using the + button.
Didn't work for me
Nick Holmes
RE: locked disk
Nov 5, 2005 1:56 PM (in response to Crazy Socer Man)
Launch DiskUtility (in: Applications/Utilities). Select your hard drive from the list at left, then click on "Repair Permissions". This might take a few minutes. Be patient.
Again, No luck
Then i thought i'd do something i first skipped over. Its that simple that i would have had it done in less than an hour!!
surfpick
Re: The folder "ITunes" is on a locked disk or you do not have write permis
Aug 29, 2008 12:44 AM (in response to leoconnell)
......... I had to go into the Music folder for the user and move the iTunes folder out of the Music folder onto my desktop (this already had all of my itunes music in it). You can find that folder by double clicking the "MacIntosh HD" on your desktop, then clicking the "Music" icon on the left side of the window. If you see an iTunes folder in there move it to the trash (unless you have music in there, then move it to your desktop). That would solve the problem of the locked disk issue. Now after you open itunes and agree to the terms of use make sure that the "find music" box or similar is checked. It will automatically find your music folder on your desktop. After iTunes has completed the process of uploading the music, you can trash your original itunes folder. This is exactly how I fixed this problem for myself.
Macbook Pro 17", Mac OS X (10.4.11)
I hope this helps some people.
Look foward to your tips and comments

The "Play" button is fixed.
In iTunes 11.0.0, when you first started iTunes, and had nothing currently playing, pressing "play" would clear out everything in the "Up Next" list, sometimes even if that was stuff you put there in order to play it. It was weird, the only way you could reliably play what was in "Up Next" was to not use the "play" button.
In 11.0.1 the play button does what you would expect.

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Locked disk, itunes 11.0.1..........2013

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