Pulled a 450GB folder over to new MBP and can't import to iTunes now (running out of space)

I have moved to MBP and moved 450GB of music over, but can't load into iTunes now because it copies the files again and I run out of space.  How can I just migrate the existing folder over without iTunes trying to copy the files again?

When you File > Add to library, iTunes will copy the files into the iTunes media folder.
Just put the files in /Music/iTunes/iTunes media/Automatically add to iTunes/ folder.
This will move the files, not copy them.
I simply keep an alias of this folder on the desktop.

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