ITunes files on my Computer

My computer's hard drive is getting full & I tried to transfer iTunes to an external drive & have messed it up! Now I don't know how to fix. I have - I think - transferred everything back to my computer away from the external drive. Everytime I try to open iTunes, the message comes up that says "the folder iTunes cannot be found or created, and is required. The default location for this computer is inside the "My Music Folder" which is what I believe I have.
Here are the folders as they appear on my computer:
My Music folder
iTunes folder
Album Artwork
iTunes Music
iTunes Library.itl
iTunes Music Library.xml
Can anyone please help me - tell me what is wrong? All my music is there but I can't seem to get it working correctly. THANKS.

I have the same problem.
The song ____ could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?
This is the message that I'm getting if I wanted to play the music in my library. Please help.

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