How do I move files from external drive to Itunes on computer?

I am doing a system recovery and have saved my Itunes folder on an external drive. How do I get the data back into Itunes?

Install iTunes, the same version you had when you saved your music folder.
When done, don't run iTunes.
Copy the content of your itunes folder (iTunes Media, iTunes library...) from your external HD to /user/music/itunes
Run iTunes. You should see your content and playlists.
Bye

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