How do I easily transfer itunes back to my Macbook Pro?

I transferred my whole iTunes folder from my Macbook Pro onto my Time Capsule in order to save space on my Macbook Pro. However this has caused plenty of problems especially when opening iTunes on my Macbook and it not being able to find the library. I have to physically locate it myself.
I've since read on here that you should only move your iTunes Media Folder and keep the rest where they are, so maybe I should have done that instead of moving the whole folder!
There are plenty of tips and advice on this forum in relation to where you should, or shouldn't store your itunes folder and/or library and I'm not a little confused. Some people say never store your itunes on the Time Capsule as this is only for backups and connect a separate external HD to your Macbook, but that doesn't make my Macbook very portable!! So I now don't know what to do for the best. If I transfer everything back to my Macbook Pro it will probably take a couple of days like it did do transferring it to the Time Capsule.
Could I just delete iTunes and back up the library then reinstall it and start again from scratch?? I really don't know what to do and any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

LexSchellings wrote:
Assuming you still have the CD's and they are still readable:
Delete everything "jumbled" from your iTunes Library.
Insert the CD, and do not read them into iTunes, but copy them instead  into a folder with the name you want in your iTunes Library afterwards, insert the next CD and copy it into a second folder (different name), etc.
Then put the first folder into Yourname/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/Automatically Add To iTunes folder.
Start iTunes and see it appear in the iTunes Library. Close iTunes, do the same with the next folder, etcetera
That was excessively complicated, and NOT how you import CD's into iTunes.  I have imported nearly 1000 CD's into iTunes and never once, not once, have I fulled around with folders.  That is done in preferences.  That's not how iTunes works.  William needs to post his question to the iTunes for Mac forum, where much easier solutions will be provided. 

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