ITunes Library Not Showing Up

So I moved my iTunes library to an external hard drive using these instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
I then proceeded to delete the old folder on my mac that had all of the iTunes files etc., but now when I open iTunes I have an empty library. My external hard drive is plugged in, and when I look at it in finder it shows that it contains all of my music. How can I get iTunes to show my music and playlists without going to the trash and restoring everything? That that would defeat the purpose of moving it to the external hard drive (I want to have more space on my computer). Thanks in adavance!

So I moved my iTunes library to an external hard drive using these instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
That copies the *iTunes media folder* in /Music/iTunes/.
I then proceeded to delete the old folder on my mac that had all of the iTunes files etc.
So you deleted the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder?
You need the iTunes folder which contains the library files (not necessarily the media files).
If you have a backup, you can restore /Music/iTunes/ without the /iTunes media folder inside.

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