Files not linking in iTunes 7.0

After upgrading to version 7 of iTunes I noticed that some mp3 files that normally show up in the browse menu under the artist's name didn't show up. I checked, and iTunes had switched the music folder it was using from my external drive, to the one on the main drive, which I hadn't been using before. I switched back to the other drive's folder, but this did not fix the problem. I tried searching in iTunes but couldn't find them so I seached my desktop and found the files in the music folder under podcasts (both drives). I tried dragging the files to iTunes, but it did not add them to the library or play them if I double clicked. The funny thing was that some of the files were still in a playlist and played fine, but didn't appear in the library. I tried consolidating my music but that didn't work. I then tried loading the files onto my nano, and it seemed like they were copying, but didn't appear in iTunes. When I ejected the nano, however, the songs showed up fine. These files are not the only ones affected; I'd say maybe 10% also don't show up. These files were recorded to mp3 from a real audio stream and set up to be bookmarkable. Please tell me why they are invisible!
John

Previously, the iPod playlist could be optionally shown all the time
Do you mean the playlists on the iPod or the music on the iPod? These are two completely different things.
even when the ipod isn't plugged in. Nice because you could go ahead and build the playlist before plugging it in and it would just start syncing. Now it looks like that option is gone, when the ipod is unplugged, you can't even see what files are on the ipod.
You seem to have something confused.
You have never been able to see what is on the iPod unless it is plugged in.
I have playlists in iTunes and those playlists are selected to sync with my iPod.
I edit those playlists whenever I want.
When I want to update my iPod, I plug it in and and changes I made to those playlists, get put onto the iPod.

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