Transfering iTunes match to another computer

i got a new mac and i use itunes match, my destination folder is on an external drive. my library is downloaded on the external and i dragged the downloaded songs into itunes without making copies. but now i have the itunes match cloud version and the downloaded version of all my music. can i merge them? or get itunes match to recognize them as already downloaded?

Hi,
Maybe you should have used migration assistant http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5872.
Did you copy across the itunes library.itl file? If not try copy the itl file from your ext HD and replace the existing one.
Jim

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