New computer - locating My Music

I just got a new computer and this involved physically transferring my hard drive from old to new. "My Music" folder with all my music is now referenced on a different drive (H instead of C).
How do I add my music to iTunes/get iTunes to locate my songs in it's new location???
Thanks

If you do have your iTunes content stored in a backup somewhere, on your iPod, or the hard drive it was originally on is no longer available, I'm afraid you are out of luck.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases again via iCloud using the instructions in this link.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
For all other non-iTunes purchased content, you'll need to rerip or redownload them from their original source.
For the future, consider making backups of your iTunes library or your entire PC.
iTunes: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive
B-rock

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Select one of the tracks with a broken link, press ctrl-i to Get Info. Say No when iTunes asks if you would like to locate the track, then look at the Summary tab for the location expects to find the file in.
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Hi,
See this link.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
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I just purchased a new desktop computer. I had downloaded music from CD's on my old computer. How do I get this music on my new computer? The music is on my iphone, can I download from my phone?

btkamp wrote:
I just purchased a new desktop computer. I had downloaded music from CD's on my old computer.
From your OLD computer...
Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
Full Details Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
An Added Bonus is that you will have a Backup of iTunes.
btkamp wrote:
The music is on my iphone,
If you do not have access to the iTunes Library on your Old computer... or its Backup...
See https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

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Was the media solely on the external library? If so, it is likely that iTunes was started at some point with the external drive unaccessible. Simply point iTunes to the correct library location. To do this, close iTunes. Hold <SHIFT> and launch iTunes. When prompted to find library or create a new one, select the find option and point iTunes to where the iTuneslibrary.itl file is at on your computer (or external drive).

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Note: much of the below is a "canned response". See the info below in the same color as this part for additional info related to your specific question...
Assuming you use the iTunes default settings where iTunes copied added items to your iTunes folder and organizes your library (meaning - everything is all self contained in the iTunes folder), then all you have to do is drag & drop your iTunes folder (not just the iTunes Music folder you find inside the iTunes folder) to the external drive and copy the entire thing.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304447
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Hello there, evanevan.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1503
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Click Apply to sync the changes to the device.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
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Welcome to the forums, Lisaaa
Well, you can always try the good ol' restart. Hold down the center an menu buttons on the iPod until the screen goes black and you see the apple logo. This won't change anything on the iPod, but it can clear up temporary bugs. Also, make sure that your computer is authorized to play your music.
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