TS1967 All of my playlists are gone. Any suggestions?

Played them yesterday. Started up iTunes and now they're gone. No idea why.

Well sorry to hear that you lost your music.
For the future:
Backing up your media in iTunes 6
Another way (which I prefer and use) is to back up the actual files. I use Microsoft's Synctoy. If you do this, you should backup to an external drive. If you have an old computer, this could become a good use for it. I took the HD out of my old computer, and bought an enclosure (available from most computer stores) and use it as a backup.
This should serve as a lesson for everyone to backup their music.
Tom

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Hello SHEFE
If iTunes did not have anything in it after the update, there is a way to go back to what it was before. The steps are located in the article below.
No content shows up in iTunes after updating
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1967
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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There is some Sony media management software often preinstalled on Vaio systems that causes a conflict with iTunes saving its library database file. See this Apple support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2715
and Redkeefy's post in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8537277#8537277
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Do you see a file Music/iTunes/iTunes Library.itl ? If so, there's your playlists. Hold down the option key while starting iTunes and guide it to that file.
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It is always a good idea to back up before installing new software. Some day your hard drive will die and nothing (except maybe $2000+) will recover it.

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It should - it's worked for quite a few other folks. It helped that you wrote about having ESET. Other security software can do this. There's a similar issue with folks running Vista on Sony Vaio PCs - there's some Sony bloatware that conflicts with itunes. Carbonite backup software can also cause it.
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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!
In the unlikely event that your media has been wiped from your computer see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
tt2

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Put everything back the way it was.
Them move the folder correctly.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1364

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Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

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It seems something is wrong.
I'd recommend you to contact support here so they can help you fix this issue.
If you receive an automated email telling you to check the help section or the community, you need to reply back to it, even if it's from a no-reply address.
Support usually answers within 24-48 hours.
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If you need assistance with finding any of your restores or attempting to restore from any that happened prior to his incident follow this article
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
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