7.2 upgrade breaks iTunes link to music source files

after upgrading to 7.2, itunes lost connection with all my music source files.
ya know, i got exlamation marks on ALL my tracks....
tried "keeping it organized" on and off, tried changing "music folder location", new prefs, choosing a new library on startup [option] but nothing worked.
i cannot play any of my songs [external drive].
weirdly enough, just a few songs can play, out of thousands....
so basically, i got all my music files, but itunes cannot play them.
great.
what other ways can i "link" the source files back to my iTunes library?

had all iTunes folder copied to another drive (internal-not operating sys drv) to alleviate a space problem on my main drive. (operating sys drive)
updated to 7.2.
panicked at not being able to get iTunes to "see" new location of all stuff.
read all horror stories of how apple dose not seem to give a tish any more about how bad its software works.
realized that iTunes created an empty "replacement" folder on the one that I had just moved from.(operating sys drive)
tried to import files to the "new" empty iTunes folder.
iTunes only lets you "import" one song at a time. (really stupid move apple!)
then tried the "add to library" function.
this worked for 1 song.
then I found that I could use "add to library" for multiple selected songs.
then I tried a folder.
this worked also.
then I tried it with the entire iTunes Music folder. this brought everything in just fine.
now I had to get back my playlists.
I tried "import..." and selected the iTunes library document. it told me that it wasn't a validly exported document and would not work.
then I tried "import..." for the iTunes Library.xml document.
this succeeded in brining in all song folders as playlists and also contained all my previously created playlists and smart playlists.
In an effort to solve my original problem (overcrowding my operating sys drive) I ran this procedure on the copy of the iTunes folder that I had made on the other drive (internal-not operating sys drv).
it worked.
I now had two identical iTunes collections on two different drives.
BUT...
on further inspection I found that the files I had originally moved to the other drive (internal-not operating sys drv) were the only ones that exist and the ones that show up in the "recreated" itunes folder (operating sys drive) were just referencing the "real" files.
also I hooked up my "vid pod" and everything is working just fine with everything.
recap.
dont panic.
find the folder with all your stuff.
use "add to library" to make iTunes "see" all your stuff.
check the iTunes Library.xml document and look for any evidence of your lists.
use "import..." for the iTunes Library.xml document.
cheers&aloha
matt

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