Where should iTunes database etc. go?

If I keep my songs on an external hard drive (plugged into my laptop), should I remove all iTunes directories, etc, from my laptop hard drive?
If not, what files go on the laptop?
I just installed an update to iTunes, but iTunes still shows the old version, even after closing and reopening iTunes. I also intermittently get the ! in front of songs.

If you want to move your iTunes Library to an external drive you have to make an exact copy including all the files within that folder, not just the folder containing the music. Then you start iTunes while holding down the option key and you will be asked to choose a Library. Navigate the the Library on the external disk and iTunes will open that (as long as it's valid) and stick with it through future reboots until you choose another Library. You can leave the original Library in place if you like, it makes no difference - iTunes will ignore it until you tell it to use that Library again.
Note that if your Library is on an external disk you must have that disk mounted before you open iTunes or it won't see the Library.
A '!' next to songs means that iTunes can't find the media file - if it was in the Library it may have been moved, or if you copied the Library over it didn't bring all the files over - or if you keep your music files outside the iTunes folder ( this is available as an option) you've moved some of the files.

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