!The folder itunes can't be found or created.. please help!!

Hi everyone.. I just bought this ipod mini, but i had instled itunes in the past in my laptop(Windows xp)because I bought before and couldn't figure out so I returned this was like 5mo ago.. now I have decided to buy a used one from a friend to give it a go.. but I can't make itunes come up.. it gives me this mesage:
"!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
... but if you run into the complication where "My Music" doesn't appear as an option in TweakUI, perhaps try the alternate procedure from the following Nigel Carpenter post:
Nigel Carpenter: re: Itunes problem

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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
... but if you run into the complication where "My Music" doesn't appear as an option in TweakUI, perhaps try the alternate procedure from the following Nigel Carpenter post:
Nigel Carpenter: re: Itunes problem

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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...
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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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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..."
Please help!
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/

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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.
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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.
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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
(the issue does not just hit ipod connections. see the link through to the MS KB doc for more information on the possibilities with drive letter confusions.)
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When I look inside the folders, everything seems to be there. I don't know how to fix this.

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 have installed and uninstalled my ipod software and I still can't seem to solve this problem. Please help.

hi Matt!
here's a good place to start with that message:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302398
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http://www.hightechdad.com/2011/04/22/how-to-fix-the-required-file-cannot-be-fou nd-error-when-syncing-an-iphone-or-ipod-touch/
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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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.
Thank you.
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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