Installing new version of itunes wipes out playlists and indivdual songs?

Can't access itunes store now, probably because I refused to install the recent upgrades. Current one is 9.0.2.25 and when I installed it, I had to completely recreate everything because this upgrade wiped out all my playlists, a lot of random downloaded songs that were in the Music Library and all the the songs I had purchased from itunes that I hadn't dragged onto my computer. Is there any way to prevent this from happening? In order to keep my playlists and all music, do I have to do a full backup prior to the upgrade and then restore it all after the upgrade? Thanks.

Very occasionally iTunes fails to rebuild the library properly following an upgrade. All you need to do is restore that backup you take regularly... Ah, OK.
In the *Previous iTunes Libraries* folder should be a number of dated iTunes Library files. Take the most recent of these and copy it into the iTunes folder. Rename *iTunes Library.itl* as *iTunes Library (Empty).itl* and then rename the restored file as *iTunes Library.itl*. Start iTunes. The library should be updated to the new format and hopefully it won't go wrong this time.
When you've fixed things...
*Fast backup for iTunes library (Windows Only)*
Grab SyncToy 2.1, a free tool from MS. This can be used to copy your entire iTunes library (& other important data folders) onto another hard drive or network share. You can then use SyncToy periodically to synchronise or echo your library to the backup. A preview will show which files need to be updated giving you a chance to spot unexpected changes and during the run only the new or updated files will be copied saving lots of time. And if your media is all organised below the main iTunes folder then you should also be able to open the backup library on any system running the same version of iTunes.
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