Got an external hard drive how do I transfer all my itunes library

I want to put all my music in the new external hard drive. How can I do that ...copy and pasting?

No, it's not the same thing. These instructions from MacMuse should be just what you need. Any moe questions, don't hesistate to post back.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=121879

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