Two copies of same library on one computer

I have a copy of itunes and my library on two hard drives on my computer. When I add a song to the library on one hard drive it automatically gets copied to the other. I want to delete it from one of the hard drives because it is taking up too much space. If I delete one will it automatically delete the other?

When you consoldate you library, all files not currently in the iTunes Music folder should be copied into it.
If you do not have "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library" checked, files outside the iTunes Music folder are not copied when you add them to the library, the one copy of the file remains in its original location - so you need to be careful about that.
If you have consolidated your library into the iTunes Music folder on one of the drives, you should be able to delete the files on the other, but you need to satify yourself that they have been copied over before deleting them.
Don't rely on the recycle bin, many people have their's set up so there isn't room for a lot of music files.
I think the safest thing to do is to rename the folder containing the files you want to delete. Then if something breaks, your can rename it back.
It is also important to backup your music before major operations like this - belt and braces.

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