My old computer compleatly broke how do i get my old library on to this computer

My old computer compleatly broke.itunes is installed on the new one & it recognlsed my id & password ,but it wont bring up my old library.how do i do this?, & how can i get it to transfer everything on my iphone into the new library.

neilfromcoventry wrote:
...it wont bring up my old library...
Did you restore your old iTunes library to the new machine from the backup of your old machine? It doesn't just magically come back on its own.
...how can i get it to transfer everything on my iphone into the new library.
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