How can I copy music from an external hard drive in a folder of music on my Mac

I used to have a Zune and all my music (about 5000 songs) was on my pc.  I copied all this music on a responsible and external hard drive to my iTunes library on my Mac, but I can't play unless I connect the external hard drive for Mac.  Whenever I try, I get the! and a message that the file is not found.

Is it possible to download the songs from the external hard drive in a folder on my Mac so iTunes will be able to locate them?

With the drive connected, open iTunes. Click the file menu and organize the library.

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