TS1717 my library is gone,only my purched music is showing

my library is not showing when i turn on my library this is the second time this has happened the last time it took me a week to download my music from i cloud the only library that shows is my purched music I can not take this much more

Is the media still on the hard drive? If so this method should fix things.
Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash
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See iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
When you get it all working make a backup!
tt2

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