How do I get my iTunes back after doing a operating system restore?

I recently had to restore my operating system and redownload iTunes. All of my music files were backed up but I was wondering if there was a way to restore my entire iTunes library instead of tediously add files and folders to library? And will this using a new iTunes effect my iPhone in any way? Thanks for help!

Ideally you would have backed up your entire user folder before resting the operating system so that you would ahve access to all the data & documents from your old system. If you have the complete iTunes folder backed up restore it to <User>/Music/iTunes before you install iTunes. If you've already installed iTunes and have an empty there their delete that first before restoring the original. If you only backed up the media then, you will have to import this into a new library and you run the risk of losing information from your iPhone. See  Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device for details and workarounds.
tt2

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