"The folder "iTunes" can not be found or created, and is required. The defa

Hi all,
I am using a 80GB ipod classic for some time now. I recently bought a new hard drive and am in the process of repopulating my files. My problem is with this error message, "The folder "iTunes" can not be found or created, and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the "My Music folder."
My old hard drive is intact but when I place the My Music/iTunes file on to the hew hard drive I get the same message over and over. I have Googled the heck out of this one to no avail. I have tried many approaches to this issue and am beyond aggravation. Am I simply to accept that 42GB of music is gone? Or that I have to revert to my old hard drive just for iTunes...
Thank you...

Hello, Welcome to Apple Discussions.
You may wish to try
iTunes for Windows XP: "Disk is locked" or "iTunes folder cannot be found" when installing or opening iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1866?viewlocale=en_US

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I am getting this error message when I try to open Itunes on my pc. The error message reads:
The folder "itunes" can not be found or created and is required. The default location for this folder is in "my music" folder.
I can see it there and I open it and hit agree to contract and this error message come up. I have deleted the program reinstalled the program. Please if you have any suggestions on how to fix this I would appreciate the help.
Thanks Mkitz

the best place to start with that one is with the following document:
iTunes for Windows: "Disk is locked" or "iTunes folder cannot be found" when installing or opening iTunes
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i recently moved my folder "my music" to an External hard drive. Since this time, I have not been able to run iTunes without this error. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the software with no luck. I have also created a new folder called 'My Music' on the C drive with no luck either. Please HELP!

When I attached my new iPod, iTunes was able to start because there was a 'my music' folder on the iPod. I was then able to go to tweak ui and change 'my music' to the C drive.
that's interesting. in that case, it's plausible that it initially ended up there (instead of on the external) as the result of a drive letter confusion:
Windows confuses iPod with network drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear
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Recently, I had two strange things happen to my Dell Inspiron E1705 laptop.
1. My photos just disappeared.
2. My iTunes became unusable.
- I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes 3 times. Every time it says the install was complete. BUT when I try to open iTunes, it gives me the following message and does nothing. "The folder "iTunes" can not be found or created and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the "My Music" folder."
- I even went so far as to create a My Music, which mysteriously disappeared. While downloading iTunes, I selected for the download to be saved in the new folder. When I open the folder, EVERYTHING iTunes is there, even the iTunes icon. But no matter what "The folder "iTunes" can not be found or created..."
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Owen

Owemy,
This sounds very much like a registry problem I have located the following link to guide you to a hopeful resolution.
http://www.technosamrat.com/tips-tricks/fix-apple-itunes-folder-not-found-proble m-with-registry-trick/

"The folder "iTunes" could not be found or created................

I have installed iTunes, but it doesn't open, it gives me the message:
The folder "iTunes" could not be found or created and is required to run iTunes.
The default location for this folder is "My Music"
no idea what else I can do. My computer did have the file Shared Music, but I changed the name of this file to My Music, but unfortunately this made no difference.
Please help.
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Did you move your music out of the iTunes folder? iTunes gets snarky when you do that. Here, read this, it has some information that will be helpful to you in fixing your issue.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302398

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"!the folder itunes cannot be found or created and is required the defult location for this folder inside the "my music" folder" I looked in my music folder and there is nothing in there from itunes.. what should I do... PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!

the best place to start with that one is with the following document:
iTunes for Windows: "Disk is locked" or "iTunes folder cannot be found" when installing or opening iTunes
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Hello there,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Have you had a chance to check out the Apple support document related to this issue? If not, it would be a good place to start.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1866
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I tried to install iTunes on my XP, installation worked out but when I start iTunes a message appears after the license agreement that says that the iTunes folder can not be found or created and then nothing happens iTunes doesn't start up. I tried to create a my music folder with a iTunes folder inside. Still the same message. In the next step I tried the whole installation advice posted on top of this discussion including uninstalling Tunes and Quicktime, deleting the Temp files and using the Windows Install Cleanup.
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hi Luigi!
I have the same problem!
i'm just going to double-check something. are you getting the following error?
The folder iTunes cannot be found or created and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the Music folder.
or is your one saying something different? if so, what does it say? include error message numbers if you're getting them. (that may help us with the language barrier too.)
love, b

The folder "iTunes" cannot be found or created, and is required.

Hello,
I cannot start iTunes. When I do, I get the following error message:
The folder "iTunes" cannot be found or created, and is required. the default location for this folder is inside the "My Music" folder.
I have reviewed and gone through the recommendations for this problem, including downloading the WindowsPowerToys Tweak UI. The problem is that the Tweak UI does not know that there is a My Music special folder, so Tweak UI was of no use.
Can someone tell me what I need to do to make my Dell (Dell doesn't know either) understand that I have "My Music" folder on my computer....so it can be seen in my Tweak UI application.
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Tim

I have followed these instructions:
If the My Music folder is in the wrong location or incorrectly assigned in the Windows registry, you may see one of the following error messages:
* "The folder iTunes is on a locked disk or you do not have write permissions for this folder."
* "The folder iTunes cannot be found or created and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the Music folder."
If you see one of the above errors, follow these steps to troubleshoot this:
1. Verify the location of your Windows XP My Music folder. The default location for this folder is
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music
If you do not have this folder at the default location and have not moved it to another location, consider creating one inside your My Documents folder.
2. Download and install Tweak UI from the Microsoft PowerToys website at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx Note: This utility is for Windows XP only. Please review the system requirements before installing.
3. Once you have installed Tweak UI, open it from the Start menu.
4. In the column on the left, click on the plus symbol next to My Computer and select Special Folders.
5. In the right pane on the Folderlist, click My Music.
* This is where I run into the problem. My Music does not show up in the *
* right pane pull down set of options. *
6. Click the Change Location button. You may see a warning message appear with precautions for changing this setting; after reviewing the message, click Yes.
7. In the resulting window, browse for the My Music folder as described in step 1, and click OK.
8. Reinstall or open iTunes.

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Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Windows 7
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There is many things wrong with that message and I don't know why.
I had around 30 songs off an album on my computer
I put the album on Itunes
I edited them and then they played fine
I put them on my ipod and then deleted them off coz i wanted to put something else on
but i found out I had more space to put the other 30 songs I had from before back on so I went to the album
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1) The original file was on my computer, in the exact place where I left it last time when Itunes played it
2) I did not change the file path name
3) I did not change the folder path name
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5) They play fine on other programs
I deleted them all off and took them on again and they played fine but whey did they keep stuffing up before?

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In some cases iTunes may be able to repair itself if you go through the same steps and locate the lost track. It may then offer to attempt to automatically fix other broken links. Alternatively, as long as you can find a location holding the missing files, then you should be able to use my FindTracks script to reconnect them to iTunes.
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4. Restart the programme, it should not display that message, it should be clear.
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