Music disappearing off itunes library

I keep having to re load my music from my computer back into itunes library as everytime I shut down all the songs disappear. Songs are then importing back in as duplicates.
Any ideas how to stop this happening as it means I lose all my playlists?
Thanks

On my PC this is how I fixed it....
When I went to the location of my Library file I noticed that the main library file was very small. Just a few KB in size. There was also another file named "I Tunes Library" and I noticed that this file was large. This file was an XML file though and opened in safari not Itunes when i clicked on it.
I did some research here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
and found that there are two types of library files...
Then I just went to files/import playlist and selected the XML file.
It restored all of my songs, podcasts and graphics but I needed to re sync my ipod which was a pain...
In my case i think this was caused by the fact that my music folder is located on an external hard drive. I had changed a couple of the usb plugs around and when i turned on my computer the letter name (like C: D:... etc...) of my external drive had changed... I don't know if thats what always happens... but I think it's what happened to me.
My music folder was probably temporarily set back to the default or something causing Itunes to think it was a fresh install (or something)... Anyway.. let me know if this helps...
Jarrod Wright
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