Q: Delete my iTunes Media folder, have iTunes use my Music folder in place of iTunes Media and still keep my library the way it is?

Hey there frijae,

I was researching what you could do in this situation.

First, I would use this article to see if the music folder is set to be an alternate iTunes Library with this article:

iTunes: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589

If you also you should look to see where iTunes is set to save your content that you import or download.

Where are my iTunes files located?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1391

Discovering and changing the iTunes Media folder location

Note: You would usually only change the iTunes Media folder location to share music between accounts on the same computer. See this article for specific steps on how to accomplish this. Also, see this article if you want to know how to move your music to a new computer.

1. Mac OS X: Click the iTunes menu and choose Preferences.
   Windows: Click the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Click the Advanced pane. iTunes displays the location of your iTunes Media folder.
3. 
4. You can then:
   • Note where your media folder is, such as for backing up your media.
   • Use the Reset button to reset it's location to the default (which is the iTunes folder).
   • Click the Change button to select a folder for a new location. Once you change this location:
     • If you make a new or alternate iTunes library, the new location will be used by that library.
     • Existing files will not be moved unless you choose File > Library > Organize library and choose the option to "Consolidate files."

I would use the first article to tell iTunes to load the library located where the above article says its saving its content to, then I would use this article to consolidate your library so that all the media is in one place.

iTunes 10 for Mac: Consolidate your iTunes library

http://support.apple.com/kb/ph990

Then delete what there is left over.

I would probably not empty the trash just yet so, use it for a while to make sure you dont get any content gaps.

Take care,

Sterling