Music library vanishes

Just discovered that most of my music library has vanished.
Eventually discovered the rest of the music by going into Users/username/Music/iTunes and then iTunes Music folder- everything is in there, can play tracks from there but don't know how to shift it back to my Library.
Does anyone have any ideas. Thankyou

SOmething on your system is corrupting the iTunes library ITL file or preventing it from being saved properly. Or, something or someone is moving or deleting it.
Info on the library file:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93732
Tha fastest way to rebuild your library file is to drag the main iTunes music folder (Using Win Explorer) back into iTunes. Or iTunes > File > Add Folder to library.

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