Will TuringTest2s corrupt iTunes recovery guide work for a Mac?

Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash
Im desperate to sort my issue and I think this could help but I'm not sure if these steps are the same for a Mac. I dont want to break anything and I want my content back.
Im trying to fix an issue where after a crash I am now getting this:
"The file iTunes Library.itl does not appear to be a valid iTunes library file. iTunes has created a new library and renamed this file to "iTunes Library (Damaged)"

Ok great, I pressed ahead and tried to do it and found all the right bits but for some reason iTunes Library.itl wouldn't let me rename it and I also couldn't do the finding a new library thing by holding down iTunes as I still just got the same warning that the library isn't valid and its been renamed and replaced.
Any pointers?

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