The itunes library file cannot be saved...WHAT?!?!?!?!

So, yesterday my computer crashed and I had to reboot it's operating system, tus starting all new. I had backed up my old itunes so I was using the back up disk. When I get to the middle of the last disk an error pops up that says "The itunes library file cannot be save. There is not enough memory available."...That makes no sense to me. My harddrive barely has anything taking it up. So, I know I have memory available. Is there a fix for this? please help!

Okay ... I tend to associate that message nowadays with ESET security products scanning the library file when iTunes is trying to do something with it.
Conceivably, it might be some other program doing realtime scans of the drive.
If you disconnect from your network and/or the internet, disable all security software (firewall, antivirus, antispyware) and then try the restore-from-backup again, does it go through any better?
(Renable all security software prior to reconnecting to the Internet and/or your network.)

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