HT2292 My itunes library lists all my media folders but no files are showing in the folders

Even though the files aren't being displayed they can still be played in itunes. The file location in itunes says those files should be there but they're not. Please help - so confused!

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HT2292 My itunes library lists all my media folders but no files are showing in the folders

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