Rebooted computer and i cant manually manage music!

ok, so i needed to reboot my computer the other day and didnt do a back up because i though that the virus would just end up back on my computer..lol so anyway! i re-downloaded itunes and authorised my computer and it says "computer 1 of 5 has been authorised" but all my music has been erased from my computer! now, i am aware that music from an iphone can not be "downloaded" onto a new computer, however it is the same one! i dont even want to download it back onto the computer! i just want to be able to click the little "manually manage music" box without it saying "all music must be erased" please help me...
thank you for your time

Sorry. Cannot be done.
When you reformatted your computer, your itunes library became a new library. You cannot sync or manually manage music without losing it.
You should ALWAYS, aways have a backup copy. Always.
You can transfer itunes purchases. Without syncing: File>Transfer pUrchases

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If I use "manually manage music and videos" will it delete everything or just the music and videos? It doesn't specify...
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