Using flash drive for library

I ran out of room on my hard drive, so have transferred music to a usb flash drive. I need help for iTunes to recognize the flash drive as the source of my music library. Thanks, Mark

I have several folders on my flash drive - all under the folder of "Music" (Automatically Add to iTunes, iTunes, Itunes transfer). Is there a way to select the Music (main) folder? When I choose one folder, it takes me the next level down, with several more folders such as iTunes Media, which I then open and get to several more folders such as Music, Podcasts, etc. When I open Music, there are folders for each artist, and under each artist are folders for each album. I really don't want to have to do each album one at a time, so am looking for an easy way to select all data at one time (music & podcasts).
Thanks, Mark

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