Lost files can't find

Hello... please help...
I have noticed in the last few weeks that some songs have the ! point next to them in my Itunes library. Itunes can't play the songs... but the songs are still on my Ipod after I sync it. More and more songs seem to have this problem every time I sync. Itunes asks me to search the file, but I can't find it anywhere (even with spotlight). Will I lose all my music? What's the problem??
I need help fast, what can I do????

This happened to me also. I got a new Mac a fortnight ago with Leopard pre-installed. Out of the blue this week, the 'top' half of my library (artists A - L) wouldn't play and had disappeared from the music folder in my hard drive. Along came the next software update for itunes and then the computer froze completely and then wouldn't reboot. Tech support said they hadn't heard of anything like it but suggested I had a corrupt music file somewhere and advised that I didn't re-upload my old music.....so ALL lost (bar songs purchased through itunes store which I understand you can claim back - see itunes support where you can check previous purchases and report a problem)
After seeing other threads recently posted re itunes problems I am starting to think this is not a bad file - afterall, they all played perfectly well on my old pc for the last two and a half years! I can't suggest anything to help...I am lucky as I had backed up my old music just before setting up my new computer. If not I would have lost an awful lot of music and been very very hacked off.
I will upload my old tunes after the next software update and try again.

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