Library Is Gone!

I've seen this question asked before, and nobody has come up with an answer. My iTunes updated and now all my music, movies, and tv shows are gone. I've changed the source folder in my "preferences" option and nothing has come up. I have over 12,000 songs, so the file is pretty big, but I still don't see why after uninstalling, reinstalling, and then leaving it open for several days to allow time for anything to be added, that there should be nothing there???
Please help!

If the files are still there, you simply need to import them again. Unfortunately all your playcounts will be gone.

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