Copied itunes folder not recognized?

For some operation I had my itunes folder deleted from its location. When I was finished I simply copied my backup copy of the complete itunes folder to its default location. It contained all files and folders that were there before deleting. Strangely enough itunes now does not recognize the music and playlists that are right there. I even pointed itunes to the new/old folder (Preferences-Advanced-General), to no avail.
How can I make itunes recognize the existing library, playlists and music files?

...OK, after a few restarts of itunes I was able to import the library. However, it seems that all of my smart playlists are gone. I don't remember having had this problem with previous versions of itunes. I am using the latest version.
Any ideas of how to recover the smart plalists?

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