HT1449 Moving iTunes Library to External Hard Drive & Finding iTunes Media Location with iTunes 11.1.1

I tried this out till step 10,however i cannot manage to find organize Library or Consolidate Library when i choose Library in iTunes 11.1.1.
Any help would be much Appreciated.

I tried this out till step 10,however i cannot manage to find organize Library or Consolidate Library when i choose Library in iTunes 11.1.1.
Any help would be much Appreciated.

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    [http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-t o-a-new-hard-drive]
    [iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Music folder|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449]
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