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iTunes is showing all the playlists, but none of the actual songs are showing, regardless of which view (list, grid, cover flow) is selected. However, the bottom of the window does show the right amount of music (count and size) and if you click play, the right songs play from the selected playlist.
Tried moving everything from the Music:iTunes folder to a safe spot and letting iTunes create a new library and then reimported the music and the same thing happens. Plays but does not show.
What am I missing?

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