Moving again portable iTunes library

I just bought a new laptop for Windows 10. Saved all my old files on a remote hard drive and up - load to the new laptop. I downloaded iTunes to the new PC, but how can I transfer my music to iTunes so I can sync with my iPod?

If you have saved the whole folder iTunes, launch iTunes with the SHIFT key pressed and select it.

If you have only saved media files, drag them to the application window open iTunes or automatically add to iTunes folder.

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