How can I get my ITunes library back to the way it was

I just downloaded the new ITunes and I do not like the set up, is there a way to go back and have the layout as it was before?

Yarule wrote:
My original hard drive I now use as a data drive. I copied evrything that was in my user folder to an external harddrive,
That's does nothing to set OS X to use that folder as your home folder.
For iTunes, hold Option, laucnh iTunes, select Choose library... and select the iTunes folder on the external.
To set OS X to use the Home folder on the external, see this -> http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-move-the-home-folder-in-os-x-and-why/
and post in this forum -> https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/os_x_mountain_lion

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