Itunes library can't locate my songs

I've tried looking all over the computer for the songs in my iTunes library. They are listed in the library, but there is an exclamation point across from all of them. When I try to play any of them, I get the message that the song file could not be found and would I like to locate it? I tried searching everywhere on my computer that I could think of...I'm stumped.
If anyone can point me in the right direction, I would be grateful.
Thanks!
DeeAnza

This happens if the file is no longer where iTunes expects to find it. Possible causes are that you or some third party tool has moved, renamed or deleted the file, or that the drive it lives on has had a change of drive letter. It is also possible that iTunes has changed from expecting the files to be in the pre-iTunes 9 layout to post-iTunes 9 layout, or vice-versa, and so is looking in slightly the wrong place.
Select a track with an exclamation mark, use Ctrl-I to get info, then cancel when asked to try to locate the track. Look on the summary tab for the location that iTunes thinks the file should be. Now take a look around your hard drive(s). Hopefully you can locate the track in question. If a section of your library has simply been moved, or a drive letter has changed, it should be possible to reverse the actions.
Alternatively, as long as you can find a location holding the missing files, then you should be able to use my FindTracks script to reconnect them to iTunes.
tt2

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