ITunes fails for the 4th time

As the title says this is the 4th time iTunes has Crashed for me since 2009. I am at my limit with it and NO I am NOT going to BABY it. It's a program that should be as dependable as it is advertised.
My iTunes .itl library file is constantly becoming damaged without just cause. The -50 warning keeps popping up for NO reason prior to this and through ALL of the Upgrades iTunes has Failed to fix it's issues. I do not use the album art option, I do not use Genius, I don't use any of iTunes flashy bells and whistles. I use the library list and play-list option.
I have over 2k of sorted music and songs and I'm sick and tired of reinstalling them. That's over 30 days worth of music over 12k of songs and over 100 sorted play lists with more than 5+ hours of reinstalling and sorting.
I have a back up drive running. EVERYTHING I do is backed up to it and When Itunes file breaks Guess what? So does the back up. The Good copy is now upgraded to the Damaged one.
I have had nothing but disappointing FAILURES since iTunes upgraded and the icon went from Green to Blue. Whether or not that has anything to do with it I don't know. But there is absolutely No reason for me to be this dissatisfied with a product. Especially for the 4th time "this year".
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To HOST. I do not know who you are. Regardless I will NOT have you editing my post to "make it pretty". I have a problem. I am a dissatisfied customer. I WILL Get results. I will CALL APPLE if I have to, but I spoke of NO foul language in my prior post. Should I find my words EDITED Again WITHOUT my permission I will go to higher ground.
This is my original Post. DO NOT Edit it. You send a Superior to get in contact with me if YOU have a problem with it.
As the title says this is the 4th time iTunes has Crashed for me since 2009. I am at my limit with it and NO I am NOT going to BABY it. It's a program that should be as dependable as it is advertised.
My iTunes .itl library file is constantly becoming damaged without just cause. The -50 warning keeps popping up for NO reason prior to this and through ALL of the Upgrades iTunes has Failed to fix it's issues. I do not use the album art option, I do not use Genius, I don't use any of iTunes flashy bells and whistles. I use the library list and play-list option.
I have over 2k of sorted music and songs and I'm sick and tired of reinstalling them. That's over 30 days worth of music over 12k of songs and over 100 sorted play lists with more than 5+ hours of reinstalling and sorting.
I WILL NOT have someone come into this thread and tell me I should make a back up file of my itunes library for "just in case" and to just copy paste the good one back in. NO. I have a back up drive running. EVERYTHING I do is backed up to it and When Itunes file breaks Guess what? So does the back up. The Good copy is now upgraded to the Damaged one.
This is a SUPPORT Board Someone better take care of my issue by either requesting my Damaged .itl file and FIXING IT, Or PAY ME to keep my service with Apple. I have had nothing but disappointing FAILURES since iTunes upgraded and the icon went from Green to Blue. Whether or not that has anything to do with it I don't know. But there is absolutely No reason for me to be this dissatisfied with a product. Especially for the 4th time.
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