Relatively new to Ipods- can itunes be transfered to another computer without loosing  list?

Is there a way to save my music collection when transfering itunes to another computer?  Not excited about loosing many hours of uploading a relatively large collection again. Computer that music was downloaded is having hard drive problems and would like to get collection to another. Help

If you haven't done so, backup your iTunes media to an external drive or burn to CD's...
If you import the iTunes library to a another computer, do this first.
On the new computer, launch iTunes. From the menu bar click Store / Authorize This Computer. That way you'll be able to play your music.

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