Songs gone from library, how do i get back?

ok i wanted to add 22 new songs to the library so i could then add them to my ipod. i wanted to copy my current library and then delete it and add the 22 songs to it so i could easy add them to my ipod without searchin for them song by song, and then i wanted to paste my library back in again so i would have all my previous songs along with the new 22. so first off i hit edit>select all to select my library songs, then i rite cliked on them and hit copy. then i hit delete and when i did i got the option of 'cancel' -'save to itunes folder'-'send to recycle bin'. so i chose save to itunes foldre just incase anything happened. then i went in and added the new songs, but when i went to paste my library back in it wudnt let me. so now im looking everywher eto try and find the itunes folder which contain all my songs that were in the library so i can put them back in. i did find an itunes folder in my documents which contained a music file labeled 'date' where usually 'mpeg4' is labeled but it wudnt let me open it in itunes, and another word document file that when i opened, showed hundreds of lines of code and stuff like that. does anyone kno how i can get my library back?

Another way to do this is to choose the option to only update checked songs. Then, you go through your library and uncheck (on the left side of the iTunes window) the little boxes next to the songs you don't want. Now iTunes will only update the songs that have their boxes checked.
I do this and also create a Smart Playlist that shows only the checked songs in my library and is live updating. This way I can see how many songs are going to be transferred when I next sync. This can be very helpful if you have more songs in your library than can fit on your iPod. It works pretty well and should solve your problem, I think.

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