New iTouch and new computer

I got a new laptop just before Christmas. All my music was backed up to an external hard drive. I got an iTouch for my birthday and tried to download the music files from the hard drive. I thought it had as they all were on my iTunes. However when I click on a song it says it can't be opened because the original file could not be found. It then will only locate it if the laptop is connected to the external hard drive. I am having to "locate" each individual song. Is there an easier way to do this? I fully admit I am not a techno wiz just a nurse who knows just a little about computers.

Am I right in thinking that you want your songs to stay on your laptop?
If so, select preferences (either under file, or tools, I can't remember on windows version of itunes)
Select advanced
Tick 'copy files to itunes music folder when copying'
Tick 'keep itunes folder organised'
This will ensure that your music is stored locally.
Of course, you may want to delete the music in itunes first or you'll end up with duplicated music

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