How do I delete everything in my iTunes Library and Start Over?

Do you mean delete the entries in the library and delete the media, or just the library entries?
Why? What problem are you trying to solve. We may have better approaches to offer.
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1) Use an External Hard Drive to store the complete iTunes meta-data files and underlying Music Folder structure and songs from your main computer. They are quite cheap now, for their storage volume. This is my preferred main medium.
2) If you have Two Computers:
2a) Connect them through a router
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4) Burn 6x more on CDs (at 700MB each) than in #3 above and store them safely in more space Re-writable ones are good for backup purposes (if your CD drive can manage these).
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-- One full set on the PC within iTunes (on internal HD or ExHD)
-- One full set on an separate external backup medium (CD/DVD/ExHD/other)
-- One (full or partial) set on the iPod
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Hey Dana from Seattle,
Thanks for the question. Are you attempting to delete the content from the “Songs” view in iTunes? You’ll need to switch to this view to delete content:
How to delete content you've downloaded from the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, or Mac App Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5772
Mac or PC
1. Open iTunes.
2. From the Library pop-up menu, choose Music.
3. Click Songs in the navigation bar.
4. Click the song you want to delete.
5. Press Delete on your keyboard.
In iTunes 11 or later, the album cover art will remain visible, but a Download icon will appear on it to allow you to download the item again (in countries that support this).
Note: If you didn't purchase a song from the iTunes Store, you can't download it again for free from iTunes in the Cloud. You might want to back it up somewhere on your computer.
Thanks,
Matt M.

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