Help Me Find My Missing Songs!!

Hi,
My iTunes library is stored on an external hard drive... once I used my usb data stick (for work) My PC automatically re-named my hard drive from a G to H and now my iTunes cannot find any of my songs without me browsing for them!
This is a real problem!
I managed to tell my PC to search for songs in the new location (ie the H drive) but still, loads of songs and albums cannot be found!
Can anyone help me ?!?! with over 13,000 songs I can't go and re-import them one by one! It'll take years!
Thanks
Chris

Chris,
Don't quote me on this but here is a possible solution to your problem.
First get all your music files from your usb data stick or external hard drive and copy/cut (your choice) and paste the songs into your itunes music folder.
Once thier in your itunes music folder drag and drop them into your itunes library.
If that doesn't work
Take all your songs off of your usb data or your external hard drive stick and place them on your desktop.
Once the songs are on your desktop, drag and drop them into iTunes.
Once the songs are in iTunes go to Advanced> Consolidate Libary
(this takes all of your music files and places them into the iTunes music folder.)
Then you can take all of your music files and place them in a folder in your my music folder.
Again I cant guarantee this will work if it doesn't you will just have to import your songs the long way.
Also when all your music works you should make a back-up disc in iTunes that way if your computer crashes you can just insert the backup disc and it will restore all of your iTunes music, podcasts, games for your iPod, and movies.
To learn how to do this see this link:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/7.5/en/15337.html
Hope this Helps,
DJFX

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