Almost all the songs I copied from CDs say can not find file when I try to sync them or add to Playlists

Almost every song I copied from CDs to my iPod now have ! next to them and say File not found. Am I going to have to re download them?

Am I going to have to re download them?
Maybe. However, they may still be on your PC's hard drive somewhere. Try searching for these files and then adding them back to iTunes.  See this article for more information and assistance.
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
B-rock

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