Import backup from 2nd computer

We have 2 PCs, both having a different iTunes library; we would like to completely move the library from the 2nd to the 1st PC - so we made a backup from the 2nd library using iTunes and inserted the DVD in the other PC...
iTunes then asks whether it should restore the backup - since there is already a (different) library, I am not sure if iTunes just adds the backup or if it replaces the library with the backup...?
Thanks

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