My music is't in my library anymore

Question

I recetnly downloaded the newest version of itunes and now my library isn't there anymore. How do I get my music back???

Answer 1

b Recover your ‘Lost’ Library from an Upgrade of iTunes
First, make sure that you still have your music
i files
on the computer. Look where they are usually stored: in the ..\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\ folder. If they are not there, then find where they are on the computer. If they are not anywhere on the computer, then this will not work.
Second, make sure that iTunes is correctly looking in the right Folder for your song files.
--- Be certain that you know the current location of your music files (best to confirm this)
--- In iTunes choose: Edit==>Preferences==>Advanced tab
--- Select 'Change' and browse to the music folder in your PC drive (if it isn’t already)
--- Click OK to save that setting
--- If a dialog box pops up asking if you want iTunes to rename the files, click "yes"
If this simple process above did not re-orient iTunes, then proceed on to the following:
See this Article for some background information: What are the iTunes Library files? It is important to note that there is a new naming convention for the iTunes .ITL database file when moving from version 4.8 to 4.9 or higher. The file names are consistent from 4.9 to 5.0.
This Article is useful: No music shows up in iTunes after upgrading
Follow the directions to locate the previous Library file and replace the current one.
If you are lucky, the old Library file will have all your original music data in it (playlists, ratings, counts, etc.). It will not have any music information you created/changed after upgrading to 4.9 (if you did any changing).