Need help with Itunes finding Music on External HD

Hi,
I just got a new computer and I have all my itunes music,podcast,etc....... on an external hd but when I installed Itunes and went to the advanced tab to select were I want itunes to search for music and stuff, nothing showed up when I pressed OK. PLEASE HELP ME......
Thanks:)
Message was edited by: Grock44
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*I installed Itunes and went to the advanced tab to select were I want itunes to search for music and stuff*
That setting doesn't tell iTunes to search a particular folder, it simply sets the location of your iTunes Music folder for future imports or for when you add files to your library? Is your iTunes Library (.itl) file kept on the external drive or did you keep it in the iTunes folder on you old PC? If you moved it to your external drive then hold down the Shift key in Windows when opening iTunes. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to an existing one. Navigate to where you placed the copy of the library file and open it up: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file
If you didn't keep the library file on the external then you'll have to make a new one. In iTunes go to File>Add Folder to Library and navigate to your music folder on the external drive. You'll have to recreate any playlists you had in the old library.

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