Library TOO BIG for upgrade!

My collection is over 70,000 songs. I upgraded. Library lost. Read "No content shows up in iTunes after updating" but my HD isn''t big eunf. Using external HD for Library. Dragging library to desktop simply won't work! Should I get an older version of iTunes? Please...I have several videos to produce and I may get too drunk to complete them!

No such thing as “too many songs”. :-D
See: How to Transfer Music Between the Computer and iPod
The iPod offers three ways to transfer music from your computer. You can select one of the following update modes from the iPod Preferences menu in iTunes (Edit=>Preferences=>'iPod' tab):
1) Automatically update all songs and playlists. This is the default mode, in which your entire music library, including playlists, is automatically synced to your iPod. If the music library on your computer exceeds the iPod storage capacity, you are prompted to select a different update method.
2) Automatically update selected playlists only. With this option, iTunes automatically copies the playlists you have selected to the iPod when you connect it to the computer.
3) Manually manage songs and playlists. You can also choose to transfer music to the iPod manually. This allows you to drag and drop individual songs and playlists from iTunes to the iPod.
Manage the iPod either Manually or via Selected Playlists.
Transfer music manually
How to Create a Smart Playlist
Deleting Songs or Playlists from your iPod

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No such thing as “too many songs”. :-D
See: How to Transfer Music Between the Computer and iPod
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How to Create a Smart Playlist
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Just a quick question, if my iTunes library is too big, for instance i have 160gb ATV and my library is 200gb. Is it possible from the ATV, using the remote to select different movies, tv shows and songs to sync or does that have to be done from iTunes. For example; lets say im using ATV and because my library is too large i cannot sync everything. Using ATV am i able to say, remove movie X from the ATV which will create room on the ATV and thus sync movie Y or does that all have to be done using iTunes?

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