Lost files

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????

Do you have itunes organize your music folder? If you're not sure launch iTunes, goto iTunes menu>Preferences>Advanced and under the "General" tab see if the "Keep itunes folder organized" check box is ticked. If yes, all the music should be in the Music>iTunes>iTunes Music folder. Check for your songs there. If they are not there and you can't find them anywhere else on your computer as you stated but they are still on your ipod you can still get them back onto your computer. Download a 3rd party app such as Senuti. This allows you to access the hidden music files on your ipod. There are lots of apps that let you do this, just do a search on versiontracker or macupdate. Launch the program, find your songs and download them off your ipod to your computer. Add them to your itunes library again and erase the inactive references, the song with the ! beside them.

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