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Q: I have downloaded music to my computer and then loaded it on to itunes. When I delete the music from the folder on my computer, itunes won’t play it anymore. Is there a way to permanently move the music into itunes so that I can delete it from my drive?

A: It is actually rather easy to tell iTunes to organize your folder and to copy files to iTunes. If you are using Windows go to Edit -> Preferences… and then select the Advanced Tab and it should default to the General sub tab. If you are using OS X select iTunes -> Preferences… and then select the Advanced Tab it should default to the General sub tab.

From here you want to select the first two check boxes Keep iTunes Music Folder organized and Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library.