Changing iTunes library and when I set it back to the current one the library is still the old one

Last night I changed my iTunes library into one from a few years ago. When I went to choose the current one to set it back, the library's contents were the same as the old one and the current file became what was in the library now--the contents of the old one. I tried a few different ways and this was the most current library. I upgraded after to the new iTunes in case that was it, and it still isn't changing back into my current library. Help please.

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