Moving my non standard library

Dear friends,
I hope you'll be patient enough to bear with my question.
My music files are all stored on my iMac internal disk in a /Users/Bob/Music/rja directory with its own internal artist/album/tracks structure.
In my iTunes Preferences->Advanced, my music library is set to /Users/Bob/Music/rja2014 and NEITHER keep itunes organized nor copy files to iTunes media folder are checked.
Everything works beautifully, my metadata is now in good shape, artwork etc.
I am now in the need of moving this music to my external firewire storage and I am not sure how to go about it because of this non standard setup.
Any guidance would be receive with gratitude !
OS is Mavericks and iTunes is 11.1.5 (5)
Thank you in advance.
Robert

Because you manually manage music it won't be easy. If you let iTunes manage your media then you could use iTunes' consolidate feature to move your files to a different drive and have it keep track of them. If you were moving them to the same drive and manually manage then iTunes will keep track of them. Moving them to a different drive means all your links will break and thrre's no way to stop it really. "Moving" to a different drive is really copying and deleting.
Two options. One is to copy them to a different drive, then re-add them to a new iTunes library. Yes, yes, I hear you fuss, but for some who only have smart playlists and don't care about date added and ratings it works perfectly fine. The smart playlists repopulate everything automatically and as long as you use tagged media most of the metadata travels with the files.
Another is to move the files, then use a text editor to search and replace the location information for all the tracks in the .xml version of the library file. Use the .xml version to generate a new previous library with the changed information. You will still lose some information because the .xml does not 100% duplicate information stored in the .itl file and only iTunes can open that. If there is absolutely mission-critical information, using Applescripts you can try storing it in some non-standard location such as the comment field, then try to re-create things. E.g. Make a playlist with all your 5-star ratings files, copy the playlist over to the new library, then use that playlist as a basis for assigning 5 stars to all the items in playlist in the new library.

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Using non-standard sshd port after 10.8 upgrade

After spending hours tracking down this solution as a result of losing my ssh settings after the upgrade to Mountain Lion, I thought it might be useful to post the steps taken to restore the configuration I used with Snow Leopard.
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Disclaimer: This tutorial is specific to Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8). I was able to accomplish this using Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) in fewer steps, but upgrading required this more involved solution.
Steps:
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ssh    22/udp    # SSH Remote Login Protocol
ssh    22/tcp     # SSH Remote Login Protocol
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ssh    12345/udp   # SSH Remote Login Protocol
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*12345 being our hypothetical, non-standard port.
It is important to note that the new port number will not take by simply adding a new uncommented line to the file (I tried), unless of course you comment the original ssh entries. Easiest way is just to overwrite what is there already. Save changes.
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<key>SockServiceName</key>
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Hi all, above helped me change the sshd port number, thank you very much.
Just upgraded to OS X 10.9.3 on my macbook pro.
My findings were:
Step 1(become a root user or sudo)
Step 2 (/etc/services)
This may not be required unless you want ssh to work without the "-p XXXX" option to connect to other ssh hosts. I favor such as "ssh -p 2222 user@hostname" just to be sure I know what I am doing and also to leave ssh known port as its default "22".
Step 3 (/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist)
This is required if you want to change the sshd port number, I changed both "ssh" to "2222" in this file.
Step 4 (launchctl)
Below is a must as I understood:
launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist
launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist
it should be already working with the new port number.
You can "ssh -p 2222 user@localhost" in the console terminal and see if its working.
Since I am no expert on MacOS X, and it is a macbook pro that I am using, I also rebooted the system and changes were reflected permanantly.
Thank you guys!

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http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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ejp wrote:
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Kvirc from SVN {NON-Standard-Install-Method} and Overcoming 2 Problems

Hello, everyone. Firefishe here.
There are certain programs I like to compile from source code, outside of the normal arch hierarchy of PKGBUILD's. One such program is the Internet Relay Chat client, "KVIRC".
I've been using kvirc for years, and I like to keep it as up-to-date as possible, just like Arch!
This is why I like to use the svn version, so I can update it quickly and uniformly. I like--as a user--to contribute back to the project. (I had one of my bug reports translated into an instant commit by the main project author, himself, once. That made me feel quite good, so it really does help to do a few things like this now and again.
Okay, on to the main topic.
I'm writing this to alleviate a nagging problem that had been plaguing me for months in 2013. Qt5 just wasn't compiling kvirc very well back then. The fact is, the echoing strains of "qt5 is broken in kvirc" from the #kvirc channel on Freenode, resounded soundly throughout that entire year. Qt5 was still a bit buggy, and not all the libraries (32bit or 64bit) were quite finished.
Move forward to (now) July, 2014! I have now compiled kvirc successfully on my 64bit (with 32bit multilib installation) laptop, and kvirc is purring away with a current svn build of kvirc.
However, I ran into some issues, which I would like to share with you, below:
I usually go about compiling kvirc from svn like this: (I usually start from my /home/userNameHere directory.)
{arch@homedir}$ svn co https://svn.kvirc.de/svn/trunk/kvirc
{arch@homedir}$ cd kvirc
{arch@homedir}$ mkdir release
{arch@homedir}$ cd release
{arch@homedir}$ ccmake ..
[At this point, the 'ccmake ..' command invokes cmake-gui, an ncurses-like graphical user interface, with a list of menu items pertaining to various libraries and flags that can be set. cmake-gui makes selecting these flags and libraries quite easy, and also gives a clear indication of what directories may not have been found (which will be discussed a bit later.) ]
Press the 'C' Letter Key -- (This runs the Configure Routine. I sometimes do this twice, just to be sure it configured properly. I've had it miss a few times for unknown reasons.)
Press the 'G' Letter Key -- This 'Generates' Cmake files.
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{arch@homedir}$ make ***WAIT A WHILE, COULD TAKE A BIT LONGER ON SLOWER SYSTEMS!***
{arch@homedir}$ sudo make install (Or 'su -' to root, then do 'make install'; your preference. I prefer using sudo.)
{arch@homedir}$ sudo ldconfig (Or 'ldconfig' if still at root prompt #)
{arch@homedir}$ kvirc (or 'kvirc &' if you don't want the terminal window to hold onto the process.)
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qt5-webkit
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{arch@homedirc}$ kvirc
kvirc: error while loading shared libraries: libkvilib.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I remember, back when kvirc was wanting Qt4, and not Qt5, that if I didn't do the first 'sudo ldconfig' command before trying to run kvirc, it would give something similar. However, since this compile run was wanting Qt5, and not qt4, I was puzzled.
Well, it turned out to be something quite simple. This is a non-standard process of software installation on a new(er) arch system. The 'uname -r' command on my system yields the following: 3.15.4-1-ARCH . It is no surprise, then, that at this late date, Qt5 is complete (or at least more complete) than back in 2013 when I had the original problems, and had to select the 'WANTS-QT4' section during the 'ccmake ..' command.
**** Building kvirc this way places the kvirc binary in /usr/local/bin, and a certain 'libkvilib.so.4' library in /usr/local/lib ****.
This is to be expected from a standard source compile on most gnu/linux systems; and this *is* a standard compile, even though we're using the 'ccmake ..' command to do the preliminary configuration and cmakefile generation.)
The problem is, is that Arch is looking for libkvilib.so.4 in /usr/lib, and not /usr/local/lib. So the following was, for me, the solution that got everything squared away:
I made a symlink in /usr/lib to /usr/local/lib/libkvilib.so.4, like this:
{arch@homedir}$ cd /usr/lib
{arch@homedir}$ sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/libkvilib.so.4 libkvilib.so.4
After doing this, I did:
{arch@homedir}$ kvirc (or kvirc &)
And It Ran Beautifully! :-)
I hope you've enjoyed this HOWTO. I know most people may just want to use the 4.2.x version of kvirc, currently residing safely in the standard repositories. However, if you're like me, and want a bit of bleeding edge, Qt5 goodness with kvirc, I might suggest doing the above!
I can be reached at firefishe At gmail DOT com if anyone has any questions.
Last edited by Firefishe (2014-07-11 09:23:20)

Hi Dareen,
Looking at the information shared and also the error message ( Update Failed,Updates could not be applied.Please contact your Administrator if you wish to apply updates on your machine. Updates have been suppressed by the Administrator.If the problems persist, contact customer support for further assistance" ),
It suggests that the updates were to be managed by the Admin only. Lets try the following step and suggest if this was able to resolve the concern that you have or not.
1) Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\AAMUpdaterInventory\1.0 and you will find a .dat file ( AdobeUpdaterAdminPrefs.dat).
2) Please open the file in question and you will find a line item : <Suppressed>1</Suppressed> .
3) Please change the Value from 1 to 0 and save the file back in the same location.
post the above step, try the installation once again and share the end result please.
Cheers,
Kartikay Sharma

Java legal stuff- modifications to the standard library

I have been programming with Java for about a few months now. I find Java to be a wonderful language. Now I am wondering am I allowed to make a modification to the standard library and use that modification in my programs? Refering to Sun Java SDK. I am just wondering.

Thank you for the code, never tought about usign reflection. I tend to stay away from reflection as much as I can. Btw: very nicely done.
We have a really silly task to in Java as part of the lab excersizes for the lessons in programming. We have to make a program that simulates the motion of balls in a panel, the trick is that the balls ofcourse bounce off the enges of the panel but they also collide and bounce of each other. Ok, no problem, soo I did the task with just one Timer. It workd very well. But the assistant didnt accept my solution. Since it was written in the description of the excersize that each ball must be moved by a thread. How stupid is that! Soo I didnt have any good idea on how to achive that. But I do think that a Barrier is the best way to go in this unfortunate circumastance. If you have a better idea please I will be very interested. I mean what I do is I create a barrier and then each ball has
while(true){
move()
barrier.await()
in the run method. That means each out of n balls will move and then wait. When all the balls will move then I will do collision detection, redraw the panel and pause the frame for about 30 ms thus achivieng the illusion of having about 30 fps and then repeting the process. Soo the Barrier pattern I think should do good in this case. Well I have just been programming for a few months in Java soo I really can only speculate. Now the tricky part is that what if I add a new ball? What I want is simply to increment the nr of parties that the barrier has to n + 1. That will not cause any problems. If I were to decrement there might be some problems. But I dont want to create a new CyclicBarrier everytime a new Ball is created. Soo one way I think might work is to get the source of the CyclicBarrier and add an incrementParties method. Again I am a very inexperienced java beginner soo ....

G5 Second Display using the GeForce FX 5200 - Non-Standard

I have a Dual 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 Macintosh.
The display adapter installed is as follows:
GeForce FX 5200:
Chipset Model: GeForce FX 5200
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 64 MB
Vendor: nVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0321
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 2060
Displays:
VX2235wm-3:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Supported
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Display:
Status: No display connected
I want to attach a second display to my machine, but the second plug on the card is a non-standard DVI-type connector. It looks like this:
x x x x x x x x x x X X
x x x x x x x x x x -----
x x x x x x x x x x X X
...with 10 rows of 3 as opposed to 8.
I have had trouble finding an adapter to use to convert this to VGA (which is what I meed to connect my second monitor). I've searched the Apple Store online to no avail, as well as Google. Perhaps I've had no luck because I don't know the name of this part.
Any help is much appreciated!
~Rob Blaze

Hello! Does the port look like the one below? If so you'll need an adapter. Tom
Actually, HERE is the page i was looking for that shows and describes all dvi connections.
Apple ADC Connector
[IMG]http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/9497/appleadcconnectorve2.jpg[/IMG]
Message was edited by: Thomas Bryant

How to use a standard library binary search if I'm not searching for a key?

Hi all,
I'm looking for the tidiest way to code something with maximum use of the standard libraries. I have a sorted set of ints that represent quality levels (let's call the set qualSet ). I want to find the maximum quality level (choosing only from those within qualSet ) for a limited budget. I have a method isAffordable(int) that returns boolean. So one way to find the highest affordable quality is to start at the lowest quality level, iterate through qualSet (it is sorted), and wait until the first time that isAffordable returns false. eg.
int i=-1;
for (int qual : qualSet) {
     if !(isAffordable(qual))
          return i;
     i++;
}However isAffordable is a slightly complicated fn, so I'd like to use a binary search to make the process more efficient. I don't want to write the code for a binary search as that is something that should be reused, ideally from the standard libraries. So my question is what's the best way of reusing standard library code in this situation so as to not write my own binary search?
I have a solution, but I don't find it very elegant. Here are the important classes and objects.
//simple wrapper for an int representing quality level
class QualityElement implements Comparable<QualityElement>
//element to use to search for highest quality
class HiQualFinderEl extends QualityElement {
     HiQualFinderEl(ComponentList cl) {...}
//class that contains fair amount of data and isAffordable method
class ComponentList {
     boolean isAffordable(int qual) {...}
//sorted set of QualityElements
TreeSet<QualityElement> qualSet When you create an instance of HiQualFinderEl, you pass it a reference to a ComponentList (because it has the isAffordable() method). The HiQualFinderEl.compareTo() function returns 1 or -1 depending on whether the QualityElement being compared to is affordable or not. This approach means that the binary search returns an appropriate insertion point within the list (it will never act as if it found the key).
I don't like this because semantically the HiQualFinderEl is not really an element of the list, it's certainly not a QualityElement (but it inherits from it), and it just feels ugly! Any clever suggestions? Btw, I'm new to Java, old to C++.
If this is unclear pls ask,
Andy

Thanks Peter for the reply
Peter__Lawrey wrote:
you are not looking for a standard binary searchI'm not using a binary search in the very common I'm searching for a particular key sense, which is the Collections.binarySearch sense. But binary searches are used in other situations as well. In this case I'm finding a local maximum of a function, I could also be solving f(x)=0... is there a nice generic way to handle other uses of binary search that anyone knows of?
I would just copy the code from Collections.binarySearch and modify itI have this thing about reusing; just can't bring myself to do that :)
It would be quicker and more efficient than trying to shoe horn a solution which expects a trinary result.Not sure I understand the last bit. Are you referring to my bastardised compareTo method with only two results? If so, I know, it is ugly! I don't see how it could be less efficient though???
Thanks,
Andy

I moved my entire iPhoto Library to an external hard drive, which seems to have worked. But now my Mac Pro shows a backup of the same size in the storage info and has not freed up any space. help!

I moved my entire Iphoto Library from my Macbook Pro to an external hard drive. (Prior to this, I also copied the entire library to a different ehd, plus I have 2 other ehdrives with backups). I was trying to get more space on my hd. It has a capacity of 500GB, but was down to 70GB usable, with about 300GB used up by photos. I moved the library by going to Finder, using Command+Drag+Drop onto the new Seagate ext hard drive icon. The move seems to have worked, as the library shows up on the ehd, plus will open from there. My problem is that now my Macbook Pro shows that I STILL have only 70GB available out of the 500, and that 300GB is used up by "Backups", which it did not indicate before.
I cannot find this 300GB "Backup" in the Finder, only in the Storage info when I check "About This Mac".
I have restarted my computer, but the information remains the same. How do I reclaim the use of the 300GB? Why is it showing up as "Backups" when it used to indicate "Photos"? Are my photos safe on the external drive?
Thanks for any and all help!

I cannot find this 300GB "Backup" in the Finder, only in the Storage info when I check "About This Mac".
You are probably using Time Machine to backup your MacBook Pro, right? Then the additional 300 GB could be local Time Machine snapshots. Time Machine will write the hourly backups to the free space on your hard disk, if the backup drive is temporarily not connected. You do not see these local backups in the Finder, and MacOS will delete them, when you make a regular backup to Time Machine, or when you need the space for other data.
See Pondini's page for more explanation: What are Local Snapshots? http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
I have restarted my computer, but the information remains the same. How do I reclaim the use of the 300GB? Why is it showing up as "Backups" when it used to indicate "Photos"? Are my photos safe on the external drive?
You have tested the library on the external drive, and so your photos are save there.
The local TimeMachine snapshot probably now contains a backup of the moved library. Try, if connecting your Time Machine drive will reduce the size of your local Time Machine snapshots.

Problem with HP-UX extended procedures that use C++ Standard library

I am experiencing a problem with using the C++ standard library on HP-UX inside my extended procedures.
Here is the definition for the library and procedures:
-bash-3.2$ more nuhash2.sql
CREATE OR REPLACE LIBRARY xp_nuencryption_l
AS
'/home/jchamber/datasecure/lib/libxp_nuencryption.sl';
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE xp_nuencryption
AS
PROCEDURE xp_nuhash2;
END xp_nuencryption;
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY xp_nuencryption
IS
PROCEDURE xp_nuhash2
IS EXTERNAL
LIBRARY xp_nuencryption_l
NAME "xp_nuhash2"
LANGUAGE C;
END xp_nuencryption;
Here is the PL/SQL test program:
-bash-3.2$ more testnuhash2.sql
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON SIZE 1000000
DECLARE
BEGIN
xp_nuencryption.xp_nuhash2 ();
END;
Here is the implementation of the extended procudure - notice how we are using the C++ Standard library:
-bash-3.2$ more xp_nuhash2.cpp
#include <string.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
class MyException {
public:
MyException() {}
int func(std::ofstream& fout )
fout << "func: About to throw exception in func()" << std::endl;
throw MyException();
extern "C"
void xp_nuhash2 ()
std::ofstream fout("/home/jchamber/xp_nuhash2.txt");
try {
fout << "xp_nuhash2: About to call func()" << std::endl;
func(fout);
catch (MyException& ex) {
fout << "xp_nuhash2: caught MyException" << std::endl;
fout << std::flush;
fout.close();
Here is how we build the library on HP-UX:
# compile
aCC -g -AA DA2.0W DS2.0 +z -c xp_nuhash2.cpp -o xp_nuhash.o
#link using aCC
aCC -g -AA DA2.0W DS2.0 +z -b -o /home/jchamber/datasecure/lib/libxp_nuencryption.sl xp_nuhash.o \
/usr/lib/pa20_64/libstd_v2.a \
/usr/lib/pa20_64/libCsup_v2.a
chatr +dbg enable /home/jchamber/datasecure/lib/libxp_nuencryption.sl
Here is how we test:
SQL> @nuhash2
Library created.
Package created.
Package body created.
SQL> @testnuhash2
DECLARE
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-28576: lost RPC connection to external procedure agent
ORA-06512: at "JCHAMBER.XP_NUENCRYPTION", line 0
ORA-06512: at line 3
Now, if i use classic C++ (aCC -AP) it works. The trouble is, we have a lot of code that uses the Standard C++ library and we don't have the time to port it back to classic C++.
The problem seems to be with an incompatibility with the standard C++ library. What is the magic potion of linker and/or compiler switches that would enable my extended procedures to use the standard C++ library?
Here is the environment we are using:
Oracle 9i (64-bit)
HP UX 11.11
Regards

I am experiencing a problem with using the C++ standard library on HP-UX inside my extended procedures.
Here is the definition for the library and procedures:
-bash-3.2$ more nuhash2.sql
CREATE OR REPLACE LIBRARY xp_nuencryption_l
AS
'/home/jchamber/datasecure/lib/libxp_nuencryption.sl';
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE xp_nuencryption
AS
PROCEDURE xp_nuhash2;
END xp_nuencryption;
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY xp_nuencryption
IS
PROCEDURE xp_nuhash2
IS EXTERNAL
LIBRARY xp_nuencryption_l
NAME "xp_nuhash2"
LANGUAGE C;
END xp_nuencryption;
Here is the PL/SQL test program:
-bash-3.2$ more testnuhash2.sql
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON SIZE 1000000
DECLARE
BEGIN
xp_nuencryption.xp_nuhash2 ();
END;
Here is the implementation of the extended procudure - notice how we are using the C++ Standard library:
-bash-3.2$ more xp_nuhash2.cpp
#include <string.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
class MyException {
public:
MyException() {}
int func(std::ofstream& fout )
fout << "func: About to throw exception in func()" << std::endl;
throw MyException();
extern "C"
void xp_nuhash2 ()
std::ofstream fout("/home/jchamber/xp_nuhash2.txt");
try {
fout << "xp_nuhash2: About to call func()" << std::endl;
func(fout);
catch (MyException& ex) {
fout << "xp_nuhash2: caught MyException" << std::endl;
fout << std::flush;
fout.close();
Here is how we build the library on HP-UX:
# compile
aCC -g -AA DA2.0W DS2.0 +z -c xp_nuhash2.cpp -o xp_nuhash.o
#link using aCC
aCC -g -AA DA2.0W DS2.0 +z -b -o /home/jchamber/datasecure/lib/libxp_nuencryption.sl xp_nuhash.o \
/usr/lib/pa20_64/libstd_v2.a \
/usr/lib/pa20_64/libCsup_v2.a
chatr +dbg enable /home/jchamber/datasecure/lib/libxp_nuencryption.sl
Here is how we test:
SQL> @nuhash2
Library created.
Package created.
Package body created.
SQL> @testnuhash2
DECLARE
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-28576: lost RPC connection to external procedure agent
ORA-06512: at "JCHAMBER.XP_NUENCRYPTION", line 0
ORA-06512: at line 3
Now, if i use classic C++ (aCC -AP) it works. The trouble is, we have a lot of code that uses the Standard C++ library and we don't have the time to port it back to classic C++.
The problem seems to be with an incompatibility with the standard C++ library. What is the magic potion of linker and/or compiler switches that would enable my extended procedures to use the standard C++ library?
Here is the environment we are using:
Oracle 9i (64-bit)
HP UX 11.11
Regards

Moving an entire iTunes library from PC to Mac

My Dell Inspiron is basically shot right now and I have to move my ENTIRE iTunes library (literally everything; music, music videos, podcasts, and apps for iOS devices) from it to my sister's MacBook Pro before the Dell is completely dead. My music is already on an external drive, but I think everything else (music videos, podcasts, and apps) is on the main hard drive, which I am planning to move to the external drive. I don't want to lose the data on my apps (such as game high scores and saved to-do lists). I don't want to have to restore and re-sync my iDevice as it takes a very long time. I also don't want to lose minor song information such as year, composer, genre, track number, and album artwork. Basically, I want my iTunes library on the MacBook Pro to be exactly like the one I had on the Dell.
How do I go about moving my entire iTunes library with everything intact as smoothly as possible with little or no problems from PC to Mac?

It's important that you copy the xml file inside the iTunes folder on Windows (Documents / Music) along with all your files. Then you have to transfer the iTunes folder into your Mac (usually is located inside the Music folder) and start iTunes. Inside iTunes pref make sure you select the right folder for your music. Another important thing is to have the same iTunes version on Windows and Mac when doing such operations. I hope that helps, bye

I moved my itunes media library to an external drive to free up 40gigs. How do I recoup my 40gigs?

I moved my iTunes media library to an external drive to free up 40gigs on my hard drive. When I checked in about this Mac to see if the space was gained it now seems to be replaced by a category "backups". How do I recoup my 40gigs?

When you moved the iTunes data to the external HDD, I assume you deleted it from your MBP. Backup are not to worry about. Read this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14329
They will be deleted when disk space is required.
Ciao.
In addition, read this Apple support article:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT4878

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