I just lost my entire desktop

I completely lost my desktop and there is a message that says there has been an error with itunes application #13014.
Now all I have is a blank screen. Can get the internet, but no desktop/icons etc.
What should I do now?
Thanks!

Glad to be of help. I hate to say it, but If your music moved to the trash there is something seriously wrong going on. Any ideas what precipitated that?
I tend to do a test re-import of my library every now and then to make sure my songs are tagged correctly and everything is fine. You may be in a situation where your library database didn't update somehow. I'd consider copying the whole thing to an external (maybe even twice). Then trashing your prefs (back them up too) and launching itunes fresh then using the add to library feature to add your files. You will lose a lot of data that's in the database (probably ratings, last played, play count, etc), but you'll also have a solid library and current db. It's slightly painful, but losing all your music...forget that... You will also want to make a smart playlist w/ 'protected' as one of the search criteria so that your purchases now show up there in your new library.
You may also want to consider updating your id3 tags on a BACKUP using the existing database (the hope being to fill as many tags as possible instead of the dbase).
Another thing to keep in mind is that the new itunes database remembers your libraries, so it's possible to have a song in your home directory and a video on an external drive. If you consolidate you will possibly run out of space or get tons of duplicates. So make sure you get ALL your files in one place. If that's not possible then I'd say the method to use is create the base library on your boot drive w/ your 'needed' files, load that, then change libraries in the prefs and your additional files should become available.
Ok, either that or my itunes magically stored stuff in two places .
Seriously though, re-adding your library and losing some extraneous information every once in a while is better than losing your entire library right?
Good Luck,
-j

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