OmG! Lost entire library, playlists, ratings - last action taken was downloading album from Amazon, using Amazon mp3 downloader...  I have a backup drive, but I don't know what to do.  Please help!

I used the Amazon downloader for the first time last night.  Today, my entire itunes library vanished:  ITunes opened as if it were a brand new installation, with no content at all.  I had a very large library.  I had 50 playlists. I had many purchased songs from iTunes.  None of it is in iTunes right now.
I have two problems.
First, I want to know how and why this happened. 
Second, I want to know how to restore my iTunes library and iTunes data (ratings, playlists, etc) into iTunes. 
I have an HP Simple Save drive that is hooked up to the computer, and presumably backed up the iTunes data.  I don't know how to restore it though, and I don't know why this happened.
Please, dear iTunes Gurus, help me fix this!

beckijc wrote:
now do I have to do that everytime i open it? or should i change it somehow?
No, you should not have to do it everytinme.
However, as part of your regular backup plan (you do have one, yes?) make sure to backup the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder.

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