Moved iTunes library, but iTunes can't find it

I followed the online instructions and moved my iTunes library from one external hard drive to another. The music is all there on the new drive, but iTunes is looking in the wrong folder and the music doesn't show up in iTunes.
I tried changing to the correct folder in Preferences/Advanced, but that doesn't change anything.
Everything I find online is about how to make iTunes COPY all your files to a different drive and then access it there. How can I make iTunes recognize files that already exist in a different location?

If you see a file called library.itl in the folder on the other drive that means it is likely your whole library is there.  Copy that entire folder (do not import, do not export, do not change preferences, do not...) to the other drive.  Start iTunes with the option key held down and guide it to the library file on the new drive.
If you do not see a library file there then the library file is in the iTunes folder on your computer and just media were on that first drive.  Dealing with that is a whole different set of instructions.
Yes, many, many, many sites confuse a library with media files.  It is not the same.  It's like confusing a pile of random books in a vacant lot with an organized library building.
This is the one you probably needed to follow, except it is confusing:
iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music [library] to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527 - a somewhat bewildering and not always easily understandable set of options.
Do not confuse moving your whole folder and library with moving just media files as in
iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449

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