Want to store music files on a removable storage device..can this be done?

Hello! I am not a very technical person so please bear with me! My computer is a work issued computer so I cannot store personal files on it including music files. I have an external storage device that can hold all my music, but I don't know how to set it up to where iTunes links these files to the music in my library. I know how to import a folder/files into the iTunes library and I have done this many times, but when I close out of iTunes and then open it back up, it does not recognize/link any of files - and yes, I do have the external storage device hooked up! Can this be done? And if so, can someone please tell me how to do so?
Many, many thanks!!
Attessa

Remove the USB drive. Delete all the entries currently in the library.
Look in Preferences and make sure the music library is pointing to your *work computer hard drive.*
Make sure the preferences for "Keep..." and "Copy..." are both not checked.
Insert the USB drive. Add all the songs to your library. They should play.
Remove the drive. After a while reconnect it. Do they play OK now?

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