Exclamation marks next to songs, but I can no longer find them on my harddrive

I have a Win 7 laptop and an old 30GB ipod. Both iTunes and iPod software are up to date. I download songs from CDs that I own and they appear in the proper iTunes folder. However, after I sync my ipod, many of these songs suddenly get an exclamation mark next to them in iTunes and I can no longer find these songs on my hard drive anywhere. In some cases, only a couple songs from a CD get the exclamation mark and disappear and in other cases it is the entire CD. Why is this happening and where are the songs that I downloaded? These is happening over and over. What is the fix?

This means iTunes can't find the location of the files. Try these articles:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1967?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408?viewlocale=en_US
Hope these helps my friend.

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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I know issues with iTunes music can be frustrating. In this situation it does sound like there is an issue with the location of your music on your computer. Please use the attached article as a guide for troubleshooting.
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads - Apple Support
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