Library not recognized - can't import .itl or .xml files

Help! I opened iTunes today to update my podcasts and there's NOTHING there! (I have the newest version) I've been through troubleshooting to the best of my ability as well as checked the forums. My available .itl and .xml files are dated today - so they are empty. When I do a search for these files on my computer, I can find two older versions of them in the iTunes folder - one is listed under 'previous libraries' and one is just listed in the iTunes folder. But I cannot navigate to them through the import function of iTunes nor will it work if I use the 'open with' dialog box through the search window. They also do not show up in Windows Explorer. The only way I can see them is through the windows search function. I've tried copying them to different locations and then importing, but I get an error saying these were not properly exported files. The folder that I store my music in doesn't even appear to have all of the music in it anymore. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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