Finding moved music library with iTunes

I have a big problem
I had to move my music from C:\ to J:\
of course iTunes no longer knows where my music is
does anyone know how to make sure iTunes can find it again?
and then I mean without having to re-import everything
if I do that iTunes will no longer know I already have some episodes of the podcasts I listen
or what songs I have listened and how often
a other problem is that J:\ is a external HD
and I'm afrate windows will give it a other drive letter when I reconnect it
does anyone know how I can make sure it will always be J:\?

set the drive letter for j:\ to Z:\ so it will always mount to Z:\ and deleted& rescanned my library, so far windows keeps putting the HDD on Z:\ so so far so good

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