How to transfer music/video to itunes from an external drive?

How to transfer music/videos from an external device?

Drag the file to an open iTunes window. It will add the file to the playlist and put a copy on the drive designated in your preferenecs at the drive on which to store media.

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go iTunes > preferences > advanced and check if there a tick in the box next to +copy files to ... when adding to library+.
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I was wondering if I could transfer the music, videos, and pics in my iTouch to my new iTunes library.
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