Have download 350 movies to Ext HD using itunes. Left itunes library on desktop drive. My computer now runs very slowly. Is there a better way to add movies without slowing my computer down?

Using 3 TB Western Digital HD to store 350+ converted personal movies from my collection. Want to add more movies from my collection but this process is slowing my computer down considerably. Although I have downloaded the movies to my Ext HD, have left my itunes library on my desktop main drive. Is there a way to add more movies without slowing down my computer?
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