How do I get itunes to locate songs?

I just transferred my itunes file from an old PC to a new one. When I select a song on itunes on the new PC it cannot locate the file. How do I get itunes to locate all of my songs so they will play?

Hey jherron12,
To locate files is going to be one at a time; the easiest way to do this is to do it in one of two ways. To import music that is already on the new computer, follow the below article to get that media in iTunes. You will probably want to delete what is in iTunes to prevent double files. When you delete the files it will ask to keep the files or move to the Recycle Bin, choose the keep the files.
iTunes 11 for Windows: Import music and video already on your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12493
The other way is to start the transfer again, and follow the steps in the this article to move files.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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