I just downloaded i tunes to my new computer.  I had an account on the old one.  I received an error report - The file "I Tunes Library .itl" cannot be read because it was created by a new  version of I Tunes.  What does that mean?

I just downloaded I Tunes to my new computer.  I had I Tunes on old computer.  When I clicked on the icon on desktop I received the following pop-up.
the file "I tunes Library .itl" cannot be read because it was created by a new version of i tunes.  What does that mean?

See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash.
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