To change music folder, do I have to let Itunes do the copying?

I copied my iTunes Music folder (just using the Windows copy function) from my desktop computer to my (new) HP server in a different room. Now I want iTunes to pull music from the server. Do I have to let iTunes copy the files in order to do this? I already copied them!! Now, my desktop is back in a separate room (when I copied the files it was temporarily in the server room and hooked up to the server via my router with a cable from desktop to router) -- recopying the files wirelessly now would take a lot longer (plus be repeating what I already did!). Thanks for any info.

Simply. Yes.
Either let iTUnes do the copy for you or fix the links in the library after iTunes cannot find the files. Unless iTunes does the move it will not know where the files are.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301748

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Hello RumDog,
I think this article will help you find the media in your library.
Where are my iTunes files located?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
Discovering and changing the iTunes Media folder location
Note: You would usually only change the iTunes Media folder location to share music between accounts on the same computer. See this article for specific steps on how to accomplish this. Also, see this article if you want to know how to move your music to a new computer.
Mac OS X: Click the iTunes menu and choose Preferences.
Windows: Click the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
Click the Advanced pane. iTunes displays the location of your iTunes Media folder.
You can then:
Note where your media folder is, such as for backing up your media.
Use the Reset button to reset it's location to the default (which is the iTunes folder).
Click the Change button to select a folder for a new location. Once you change this location:
If you make a new or alternate iTunes library, the new location will be used by that library.
Existing files will not be moved unless you choose File > Library > Organize library and choose the option to "Consolidate files."
From: Where are my iTunes files located?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
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To change music folder, do I have to let Itunes do the copying?

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