Should I delete 'my music' icon in My Documents?

All my music is backed up on my external hard drive. Is it now safe to delete all the music which I have in the 'my music' icon in 'My Documents'? - its just taking up room on my computer.

Hold down the Option key while starting iTunes and select the library on the external drive. Check it out thoroughly and, if all is OK, delete all the music on the internal drive.
Note...
It's the Option key on a Mac. Look for +*multiple libraries*+ in the "Help" screens to confirm the correct key in Windoze.

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