All content GONE! How do I fix it!?(Files still there, not showing in iTunes)

So I had an issue where iTunes would not let me add content of any kind to the library. It worked on other user profiles, but not the main one(which is where all of my music is stored). I called AppleCare and the person who helped me made me do some things to the iTunes Library. Long story short all of my content is not showing in iTunes. It is still in my iTunes folder, just not displaying in iTunes. A simple fix would be to drag all the folders into iTunes or import them to the library, but my original issue persists: no content is adding. They suggested that I perform an Archive and Install of OS X in order to fix the issue, but I'm wondering if anyone has any idea how I can fix this issue. If you have any tips, please help!

Did you create an alternate iTunes library when troubleshooting? Try starting iTunes while holding Option and then select the iTunes library with the files in it.
Did you remove a itunes library XML or ITL from the folder? Take a look at Apple's document about re-creating your iTunes library and try importing the XML file again.
WTH.

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