My music will not appear in iTunes

I recently downloaded the newest version of iTunes. Now when I go to open iTunes on my desktop all of my music files have disappeared. When I look on my hard drive, I can see my music files stored in the iTunes folder but for some reason they are not appearing on iTunes. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

If nobody is helping you here, you should fill out the form at the bottom of this page:
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