Restoring itunes library

Several years ago, I dumped all my CD's into itunes and have used the library since. A lost itunes when a computer crashed but was able to salvage a music folder that contained .mp3's of the songs (apparently created by itunes???).

Is there a way to reinstall this folder into itunes without manually looking for each individual song file? Thanks in advance!

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Oct 30, 2022 08:33 AM

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turingtest2

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Posted on Oct 30, 2022 12:55 PM

See How to add items to iTunes on PC - Apple Support.

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