How can I recover my music??? I keep getting "The song " " could not be played because the original file could not be found" And for some reason my back up isn't working either. I have over 11Gb of music on here. Please help???

I have no idea what's happened to all my music, even the stuff I've bought off iTunes and downloaded won't sync to my iPod or play through iTunes. Having a total nightmare with it all.

If you know where all songs are located on the computer, I'd suggest just removing everything from iTunes and then adding it back in.
Edit > Select All
Edit > Delete
*Choose the option to Remove from library
*If prompted to move to recycle bin, choose Keep File
Then click File > Add Folder to Library and navigate to the folder on your hard drive that has your music in it. You can choose your iTunes Music folder, for example, and this will incorporate any subfolders you have stored in there.
The lock icon suggests that the file is "protected," so most likely purchased from the iTunes store.
CG

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