How to keep my library when I get new computer

When I got a new computer and tried to tried to transfer an audio book into my iphone I got a message that I had to click "sync manually" ..... when I tried to do this I got a message that if I did it itunes would erease my entire library and then I would lose anything that was not purchased from the itunes store. I did and it did. Why is this?

By default your iTunes library is in a iTunes folder is in your "music" folder. you can copy your iTunes to a flash drive or external hard drive ind paste it into your new computers music folder. If that folder is not there your iTunes cant find the old library info. It will tell you that your device is synced with another library and it will erase and sinc to the new one. When importing the old library into the new computer "Copy and Replace". Also you need to bring the music, audio books, and anything else that is in your old library to the new computer or you will get a message that iTunes could not find the songs or whatever you are trying to sync.

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