Messeed up files after moving Itunes file

ahhhh, someone help me please!!!!
I wanted to move the C:\Muziek\Itunes to D:\Muziek\Itunes when I did, the question came if I wanted to move all files that where on C:\Muziek\Itunes to the "D\muziek drive.
I chose YES. but now all my files that where allready on this D\muziek are messed up.
Alle the complete albums that where on it are gone and all tracks are separated from each other!!!
Can some one telle me how to undo this??? I tried with systemrecovery but no luck...
please help!!!
Rutger

- get all your music into one folder.
- in iTunes preferences set the folder you want to store your music or whatever.
- then . . .
- in iTunes select "add to library"

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