Quick Question re: Consolidating Library

I had two iTunes folders: one on my internal HD (c:) and the other (main/default) on my external HD.
I understand that iTunes makes copies of files when it consolidates, leaving the original in place (i.e., on my c: drive).
My question is this (I couldn't find it in the help file):
Can I now delete the original files from my c: drive? I need to free up space on my c drive.
Thanks.....

As long as all files have transfered to the EHD, & you've got playback on the EHD, you should be fine to delete from the C drive. I moved to an EHD a few months back & as soon as I verified transfer & playback, I deleted from the "C" drive.

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Questions about consolidating Library

Please answer any of the three questions you can.
So here is my dilema, my files are all named weirdly due to downloading from amazon, walmart and other sources. Their data is all mixed up and some info is missing on the song file. I fixed all the files info in my itunes library and added album artwork but it doesn't fix it on the actual file. I know this cause when my iTunes completely messed up once and i had to reimport all my songs were back to being messed up. My question is...
1). Will consolidating my library also change the file names to match the info inside itunes and will it add/change in missing info such as "artist" or "album" in the actual file?
Also i have a problem with "change". I get used to something and if it changes too muuch and i have a hard time getting used to it i get really frustrated. My second question is...
2). Can consolidating be undone? I know it can't be undone officially but what if i were to export my itunes library, consolidate, and then if i don't like it, just import the old library file and use the original folder and organization if i don't delete it?
The most important part for me is the song information. I want it to be embeded into the file the way i have it in itunes so it works for media center and other programs...
3). Is there a 3rd party program for this that is easy to instal and doesn't take up a lot of space and is easy to remove?
Thanks.

Wow, i'm an idiot. Ok, i always do the get info thing and change it. For some reason i never noticed it actually changed the file properties. Although when my library crashed a lot of them were messed up again.
Honestly, i don't need to consolidate because all my music is in one place. My only thing was that i read or possibly misread that it fixes filenames. A lot of the filenames on my amazon songs and others are named weirdly like "03-_Sexy_*****_(FeaturingAkonexplicit)" When i wish it were just "Sexy ***** - David Guetta". Meh, not too important.
One last question then:
Is there a way to get the album art to embed itself into the file? I've noticed some of my songs have album art inhe file itself but for others i know that it's only in itunes. (unless i missedd that detail as well) When my library crashed i lost A LOT of album art that took me a very long time to find in the first place.

Quick question about rebuild library. Need answer ASAP

Will rebuilding the library delete all the thumbnails?
Antonio

Rebuilding the Library from a Vault will not delete all the thumbnails

Two quick questions about Library after moving beginning on a new computer

Hi there,
I just moved from Windows to Mac, meaning I had to move my iTunes library from the old PC to my new MBA.
Just a couple of quick questions.
1. When I started iTunes on my new Mac, in the preferences I directed the media folder to the folder with all my itunes music/podcasts etc, and then I imported the Library XML file. Is this incorrect? Should I have imported a different file? Should I have used the itl file instead?
If so, should I delete the library and start again? (if this is the case, please suggest the best way of doing this without affecting my media)
- a kind of sub-question to this one: some of the media files arent showing up in the iTunes library, but they are in the media folder on the ext HDD. Is there a way I can find out which ones havent been recognized by iTunes? Whats the best way of getting them in to my library?
2. Pretty much half of my podcasts have not been loaded in the new iTunes. The ones that havent were ones that I subscribed to on my iPhone, whereas the ones that show up in iTunes were ones I downloaded from iTunes. When I connect my iPhone and sync it with iTunes, will those podcasts show up in iTunes? Or is there a risk that they will be deleted from my iPhone?
Cheers,

The .xml is lacking some information such as ratings, date added, and play count. Using the .itl includes this information but cannot be imported using the method you did.
A complete library is everything in the iTunes folder. By using the method you did you left the artwork behind in the artwork folder on the other machine.
Selecting the media folder in preferences does not get iTunes to recognize the media. All it does is tell iTunes to start storing new media in that location.
Using the method I outlined nothing will be missed (with the exception of WMA) because you aren't rebuilding your library, you are using the one that already exists.
You don't have to re-copy everything as long as you get the stuff you missed and re-assemble it all as it was before except not on the Mac.
What are the iTunes library files? - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
More on iTunes library files and what they do - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes#Media_management
What are all those iTunes files? - http://www.macworld.com/article/139974/2009/04/itunes_files.html
Where are my iTunes files located? - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391

Continuously unanswered importing question/consolidating library

I have seen this questions asked multiple times with no answer. Does anyone know how to have Itunes scan library for other music. Also when using the consolidating library feature which "can't be undone" does it convert all your MP3 to proprietary Itune files?
Please help I have been all over this website and the ipod manual!!!!

"when using the consolidating library feature which "can't be undone" does it convert all your MP3 to proprietary Itune files?"
Cnsolidation does not convert songs. When you consolidate, any files in the iTunes Library that are not in the iTunes Music Folder will be copied to the Music Folder and the Library will be updated to point at those new files. Files already in the iTunes Music Folder have no changes made to them.

Re-importing into iPhoto 06 Quick Question

I hope.
My photos are on an external hard drive. I jogged the wire the other day during an import and stopped the import. When I next loaded up iPhoto all the photos had changed to ! , so I reimported them, which all worked fine, but it's reimported everything including the thumbnails, so I now have every picture at least twice and want to get rid of all the small sized files.
Can I do it a quick way like search for photos below a certain size or should I import from a different point? I imported from the iPhoto directory, but should I have been a bit more specific on a sub directory? I want to make sure I get the original photos and any photos I've edited.
Finally, should I delete the existing thumbnails in one of the directories before I re-import?
Thanks

It’s not a quick question.
so I reimported them, which all worked fine, but it's reimported everything including the thumbnails, so I now have every picture at least twice
This was not the way to go about this. You’ve now imported to a damaged database and that is inherently unstable.
There is no way to search on file size in iPhoto. You may have some luck with Duplicate Annihilator
However, do you still have the original library? If so, here’s how to start over:
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
Regards
TD

Quick question....What If I Delete Original Photos???

Hi, quick question...
I created a folder on my desktop and put some photos in it. I then imported these photos into iPhoto to make an album. Now, does this mean I can delete the original folder on my desktop? Or, if I do this will the photos in my iPhoto album not display?
Hope this makes sense, thanks for any advice!
Regards.

I created a folder on my desktop and put some photos in it. I then imported these photos into iPhoto to make an album. Now, does this mean I can delete the original folder on my desktop? Or, if I do this will the photos in my iPhoto album not display?
IF you are using the default and strongly recommended managed library (the iPhoto advanced preference to "copy imported items to the iPhoto library" is checked) then you can delete the photos form the source (disk or camera) after they are imported and you have verified that they are safely in iPhoto - It is also recommended that you never let iPhoto delete photos form the camera but after properly disconnecting the camera and verifying the import you use the camera format command to delete them
If you have a referenced library (the above mentioned preference has been unchecked) then you can not delete the photos - in fact even moving them can be problematic
LN

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Hi
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A quick question about WebDynpro SLD and R/3 with concurrent users

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- I would like to avoid leaving their their passwords open in the code ( configuring two variable to get the users username and password and use these variables as JCO username and password )
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For this to happen you will have to maintain a trust relation ship between R/3 and your WAS ,there is detailed documentation of this in help files. Configuration is very straight forward and is easy to perform
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Nathan

Normally, only one application can listen to a specific port number at a time. If MSN is grabbing those 21 ports then your torrent app won't be able to run.
However, most apps don't work that way - even if they use multiple ports, they don't use them all at the same time, so MSN might use 6880 when it starts up, leaving the others open for other applications to use if needed.
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2) On the same timeline with a bunch of keyframes, can you apply one long Interpolation (ala "Ease Out") to the entire thing from A-Z so that the whole sequence eases out rather than just keyframe to keyframe?
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Jason

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Quick Question: When to use ( ) and when to use [ ] and why the ( *)

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A quick question that i'm sure is very simple but is slightly confusing me. I've just started trying to learn Objective-C and am a little confused by ( ) and [ ].
I get that you use the [ ] brackets when you want something specific from an object, i.e.
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Why does that get ( ) brackets and why is it not [ ].
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Adam:
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Hi, I have quick question about use of USEBEAN tag in SP2. When I specify a scope of SESSION for the java bean, it does not keep the values that I set for variable in the bean persistent.Thanks,Sonny

Make sure that your bean is implementing the serializable interface and that
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Bryan
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