Moving i tunes library with my i pod

I bought a new mac - I tried migration assistant on my old mac and it wont or cant move my huge i tunes library to my new mac. Can I use my i pod to accomplish this? If so how do you do that?

Hey there,
Click on the link below and follow the instructions. Hope this helps.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329
B-rock

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If you purchased all of the songs through itunes store, please follow these steps:
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3. Click on "All Songs" and then it will show all the songs you've downloaded. From there you just hit the button that looks like a cloud with an arrow on it, and it will download all the songs all over again.
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Firstly:
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I've read many of the threads regarding moving the iTunes library to an external drive. I want to do this as I have only got a 1TB drive in my iMac and therefore want to free-up some space on the internal drive.
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iTunes menu > View Options > Date Added must be checked off.
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Quit iTunes.
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