Media directory deleted when adding folder in XP

Hi everyone.
I have used itunes for the radio, but have not used it for my music. Last night I decided to try it. I added my music folder to and it told me it had to convert .wma files to be used in iTunes. It converted maybe 40 files. The problem is, the music folder is now gone. I have lost hundreds of CDs that I have burned, interviews and workshops I have recorded and downloaded, etc. The whole media directory was wiped out. There is nothing in my recycle bin.

Wow, what a mess! I've never heard of ituens just deleting files when they're imported (or not imported, as the case may be).
My suspicion is that itunes moved them. Look in itunes menu > Edit Preferences > Advanced.
Is the little checkbox to "Keep itunes Media folder" organized filled in?
If so, itunes probably moved them. If they weren't tagged to itune's satisfaction, they probably got dumped into a folder named Unknown Artist/Unknown Album. Especially if they were WAV files, which don't have MP3 file tags.
On XP, the default path would be
C:\Documents and Settings\ username \My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media
Have a look there, unless you changed the path before importing yoru items.
Message was edited by: Katrina S.

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