I have lost my iTunes Library...AGAIN! Help please!!

I have lost my library several times now. Each time this has happened I get the message "The "iTunesLibrary.itl" does not appear to be a valid music library file. iTunes has created a new music library and renamed this file to "iTunesLibrary(damaged).itl". Then when it opens all of my music is gone. Luckily I have not synched my ipod and have not lost my music from it. I don't know how to fix this or how to get my music back from my ipod into my library. Any help would be GREAT!! Thanks!

What is hapenning is that your iTunes LIbrary (the database containing your songs names, ratings, playcounts, playlists, etc but not your actual mustic files) is corrupted. Usually this means that your Music files are still on your computer and you just need to revert to an older non-corrupted Library file to retore everything.
Here are Apple's instructions:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301895
If that doesn't work then read this excellent post:
Buegie, "Computer Hard Drive Crash!" #2, 05:19pm Oct 14, 2005 CDT
which describes other methods of getting your Library back including software that will let you copy your music from your iPod to your iTunes.
Let us know how it goes.

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