Lost music after update to 11.1

When I updated itunes, I lost a significant portion of my music, especially my podcasts. These podcasts are not re-downloadable as they are only offered for one week before changing.
I followed the instructions for restoring lost library items following an update found in previous threads and in apple support. These instructions restored the *file names* of lost music, but I have discovered that the instructions did not restore the files. I have tried to manually find the files and cannot find them on my computer. I am furious with myself that I trusted apple and updated itunes before performing a full system back-up.
Can anyone give me any hope for my lost library?
thank you

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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