Move iTunes files from v9 to v10 on another computer

Hi,
I have iTunes 9 and all my music on my laptop running Tiger. I have iTunes 10 and no music on my desktop running Snow Leopard. What's the best way to get my iTunes data from the laptop to the desktop and avoid any issues? The iMac system has been setup and running for months, so it is beyond its initial setup phase. I have no iPod for a "go-between". I do have an external drive with plenty of room.
Also, does it seem normal that 2691 songs should take up 10.2 GB? That's roughly 4 MB per song. It's not too unbelievable but just seems a bit larger than it needs to be.
Thanks for any help!

Bootie wrote:
my source computer's iTunes music is in a folder called "iTunes Music", whereas the destination's iTunes folder shows a "iTunes Media"
it shouldn't matter.
Any idea if I should put my music folder within that one, or copy the subfolders from my music folder into that one?
no.
copy the entire iTunes folder (not just the iTunes media folder) from the old to the new machine and replace it with the one located there (as you said, it is devoid of content).
the simplest way would be to connect the two Macs with a firewire cable, boot the source Mac in _*Target Disk Mode*_, then copy the iTunes folder.
iTunes 10 on the new Mac will update the library files upon 1st launch.
JGG

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