How do I put iTunes music files back in my new iMac from an external back up?

I backed up my entire iTunes music library to an external drive. Now that I have purchased a new iMac, i tried to copy the music library and put it back in the music folder located in the iMacs iTunes Media folder. The music is there and if I click on a song it plays in iTunes. But when I try to access the music thru iTunes I do not see the music in the list. How do I fix this? Anyone have a good idea of what I should do?

thanks i'll try to check that. I have just moved my itunes to new imac and saw that things were not very tidy

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