Why is iTunes Match creating hundreds of temp files in my iTunes folder?

I'm syncing a large (24000 songs) library, and I noticed my free space has gone from 180GB to 70. I found about 1400 temp files that have been created in the iTunes application folder, each one about 50mb. Has anyone else noticed this? Can I delete the files, or get iTunes to clean them up?
Thanks!
Matt

Same problem here.
I just created another question in the iTunes for Mac section of the discussion forum, because it it probably not directly caused by iTunes Match, but a generic iTunes problem.
Good to see, I'm not the only one though...

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Temp file in the itunes folder

Hy
i am french guy and i apologize for my bad english
I find some temp files in the itunes folder
What they need for ?
Someone can help me because i want to trash this files (they take me so much space on my HDD.
Thaks a lot for your answers
Best Regards

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Why is iTunes Match creating hundreds of temp files in my iTunes folder?

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