Installed shuffle software on new computer - can't find library

I installed my shuffle software on my new computer at my new workplace. My library is blank and somehow I've managed to delete the songs from the shuffle. Do I need to get my files transferred from my old work in order to see my library and reload my shuffle?

A shuffle can only be associated with one library at a time. You will need to get your files from your old computer transferred over to the new computer.

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I have searched previous posts and cannot seem to find an answer.
Up until recently, I ran iTunes from my desktop, and housed the music on an external hard drive. Recently, I purchased a new laptop and transferred applications and files over from the desktop using Windows Easy Transfer.
I thought that simply pointing my laptop to the iTunes Music Folder location on the external hard drive was all I needed to do (F:\iTunes\MyMusic) but I seem to be mistaken, as I am getting the “iTunes cannot find the original files” messages when I click to play songs.
Have I missed something incredibly obvious here? I’ve been futzing around with this for a while now and tend to think I am missing the easy fix.
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I got a new computer, can't move library of old computer to new one

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Probably the most straightforward way to get iTunes onto your second computer is to network it with the first one and copy your iTunes folder across. Start by consolidating your library. When you consolidate, any songs in the iTunes Library that are not in the iTunes Music Folder are copied to the Music Folder and the Library is updated to point to those new files. Files already in the iTunes Music Folder have no changes made to them: Copying all your iTunes files to one location - Windows
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You can also use this method with an external hard drive, you drag the folder from the first computer to the external drive and then from the drive to the second computer.
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If you have any iTunes purchases in your library don't forget that you'll need to authorise your new computer to play them. Also if you are disposing of the old one remember to deauthorise it so you don't use up one of your allowances: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

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I bought a new PC, and iTunes can't find my library on the external drive. I copied my iTunes folder to the PC, and iTunes still can't find it. When I open iTunes, it shows only 6 songs.

Hey, diesel vdub, I do thank you for helping me. I, too, gave up on me for a couple of days, but now I believe my problem is solved. Before I got the new computer, I transferred all my files to my external drive, so I thought that's where my iTunes library was. Turns out, it was still on my old computer, so I transferred it to my external, and when I chose a library (and found it now!), it automatically transferred it to my new computer. Whew! Anyway, thanks for your help, and I'm sorry to be such a techno-dunce.

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I just upgraded to the new itunes 7.0.2, but none of my songs or playlists transferred over from the older itunes. Does anyone know how to get 7.0 to find my library of music?

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Is your library empty or does it only contain songs, but not the playlists?
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