Bloated Itunes Folder

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Bloated Itunes Folder

System Info:

Sony Vaio
2 x 120 Gigabytes Hard Drive
Windows XP Media Center
Itunes 7.02
IPOD Video - 60 Gigabyte

Problem:

I just completed SYNCing my IPOD and noticed that I have aprox 38 gigabytes of material on it. However, my ITUNES Folder on my Sony is topping out at 81 Gigabytes..

Is this normal? Is there anything that can be done to condense this folder other than moving the material off to an external Hard Drive??

For the record, Album Artwork is only taking up 18 megabytes

Sony Vaio, Windows XP

Posted on Dec 31, 2006 5:39 PM

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camoracer

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Dec 31, 2006 7:41 PM in response to Fluffybear

Size of library depends on what is in it and what the file formats are. In iTunes Check your preferences. edit>preferences>advanced>general tab. What format is your importing set to? Also, do you have much video content?

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Fluffybear Author

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Jan 1, 2007 10:21 AM in response to camoracer

According to the IPOD, I have 35 Gigabytes of Video Content and 2.5 Gigabytes of Music. The Movies and TV Show sub-folders under ITUNES on the Vaio appear to equal the amount of space as stated by the IPOD.

I can not find any hidden folders or files out there which would explain this bloated folder. There has to be something that I am missing

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camoracer

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Jan 2, 2007 3:40 AM in response to Fluffybear

If iTunes and iPod both say 35GB of video, then that is not bloating as far as I can tell. You just have a lot of video. In iPod format 30 Minutes of video is roughly 300MB.

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Fluffybear Author

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Jan 2, 2007 3:39 PM in response to camoracer

My concern is the ITUNE directory in a whole. It registers in at 81 Gigabytes. The IPOD states roughly 40 has been used so somewhere (may have nothing to do with videos) there is 40 Gigabytes of what I consider to be Bloat.

Let me ask this, Compare the ITUNES folder on your local PC and tell me how much space ot is using? Than go to your IPOD and tell me what number is there is a difference.
If you see a dramatic difference like I am (nearly double) than my question is answered. If not than I still have a question, what is wrong with that ITunes Folder.

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camoracer

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Jan 2, 2007 6:18 PM in response to Fluffybear

My sizes are the same. I am letting iTunes auto sync everthing though. Are you syncing auto or manual?

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Fluffybear Author

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Jan 3, 2007 6:20 AM in response to camoracer

Auto-Sync.

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