So many Temp files in iTunes library

We have three Mac computers used for different media purposes, one video editing, another sound recording and mixing, a third for research and editing - I have tried to rationalise our sound library by creating what I hoped would and could be a central library on a server ethernet drive but for some reason or other, iTunes is creating loads of quite large Temp files in the first folder on this drive, currently I have 31 such files, varying in size from 10 to 14 mbs.
Can anyone explain why iTunes is doing this and whether it will or I should get rid of them sometime?

External iTunes libraries of age and great size create many temp files to keep hold of changes and renaming of songs

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