Re: Where do you get your music?
The iTunes folder is your library. You're supposed to like the iTunes layout and accept that your library is managed by iTunes, and any changes that you will ever want to make will be from within iTunes. The option to change your media folder merely changes where files will end up. That's apparently Apple's feeling, anyway. Unlike WMP, iTunes relies on the concept of centralisation and doesn't like it when you change file locations. The only way to change this is to tell iTunes never to copy files into the media libraries, and instead manually point to the existing files you have; the library database then refers to whatever you point at. But of course this is of no help if the person managing the directory structure is not the same person managing the iTunes database, as happens on a central media server where everybody is contributing. Such is Apple's overbearing hubris. Naturally I don't endorse WMP either: it also relies on tags, and the best you can do to turn off the library is simply to ask it never to add to the library when you play a file; you still can't automatically tag media just by renaming it in the filesystem. iTunes always does this automatically when you update tags, whether the file is copied into the media library or not, and there is no way to turn it off. So, if you want to avoid adding to the library, use another media player. This difference in philosophy I think very nicely illustrates the Mac/Windows divide, insofar as Apple optimises for the case that you will appreciate what it provides you, whereas on Windows the overriding concern is the availability of interfaces. Both approaches have their advantages and their disadvantages.
I'm glad you've found your backup data. On Mac OS that data is stored separated from the media folder, in "~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup". If you have no other use for iTunes then I'd simply leave the directories alone bec ause there won't be anything valuable in there, and unless you want to make a further backup, they're doing fine where they are. Just move your media folder outside the Music folder so it isn't polluting your other uses of that folder.
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