Transfering playlist to itunes on a new computer

I currently have iTunes on my computer and all my music is kept on a external hard drive and would like to transfer everything to a new computer. I've done this once before and I lost all of my playists that I made. Is there a way to save/load my playlists onto the new computer?

Playlists are contained in the iTunesLibrary.itl file in the iTunes folder.
Move or Copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder from the current computer to the new computer and everything will transfer over.

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