Help!!!  I messed up my Library!!!

I messed up BIG TIME!!!  I was trying to relocate my iTunes library to a new external drive, as I have run out of space on my internal drive on my MBP.  I didn't look up the "PROPER" instructions first and decided to do it how I thought it was done.  I copied over the entire iTunes folder from my home folder to the new location on my external drive and then went into iTunes and switched the location from my home folder to the new location on the external.  This is not how to do it and I know that now.  once the Prompt came up to redo the library, it basically scrapped my entire iTunes, i'm talking settings, music, preferences, movies, APPS, nothing is set like it used to be and now i am having to re-import everything, even though it's already all located on the external drive.  My biggest issue is now that my iTunes is pretty much a new applicatioin with nothing in, including settings, it thinks that this is not my current computer that i have been syncing my iPhone, iPad with for over 3 years now, so none of the apps will import into my iTunes and I am afraid this is going to now SCREW up my iPhone and iPad the next time i try to sync!!!  Please help.  How do i basically make my iTunes look and act just like it did before i screwed up and made the switch without looking up how to properly do it first???!!!  I want it all back the right way and I know there has to be any easy way to do this with the files still all sitting in a specific loation,  How do I make my iTunes read my settings file again, or whatever it is???  PLEASE HELP!!!
Thanks,
-Clint

Clint,
Do you use Time Machine? If so, you should be able to restore your old iTunes if you have backed up recenty.
You might also try going through these steps:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
I hope this helps!

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