Lost iTunes Songs

I've recently moved my iTunes library to an external disk. Now when I try to use a song to add in FCPX, I got this: "The song "xxx" could not be used because the original file could not be located."
How can I connect iTunes use within FCPX to the new drive?

Do they play within the iTunes application? They need to be working there first before FCP X will work. Did you follow the steps in this Apple Support Article to move your library to an external disk?

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  • My computer crashed and i lost itunes.

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