TS4036 Lost downloaded iTunes library when syncing

After syncing my iPhone 4, the only music on my iPhone's ipod library and in the iTunes account that i can see is music i have purchased from iTunes. None of the music that I have downloaded into iTunes over the last 3 1/2 years is there. I don't know anything about the iCloud or how to use it but the album icons all have clouds on them. In the past I haven't had any problems with syncing but the cloud stuff is so confusing to me. I really don't have any idea what happened. I have 2 different computers that I have used to sync with in the past. The missing content is close to 1,000 songs and I really am sick to get them back.

Brenafromwestcoast wrote:
So subscribing to iTunes Match includes purchasing?  I think I am confused.  If I purchased iClouds and do I also need to purchase and subscribe to iTunes Match?
The standard iCloud account is free and includes 5GB of storage.  You can purchase and annual subscription for additional storage if you need it but that is optional.
Your personal iCloud account does not store your music.  Music is available in iCloud in two ways.  First, music purchased from the iTunes store can be redownloaded again for free from the iTunes store (in many countries).  This service is called "iTunes in the Cloud" and has nothing to do with your personal iCloud account (nor does it even require having an iCloud account). 
The second way to access music from iCloud is to subscribe to iTunes Match.  If you do, your entire iTunes music library(up to 25,000 songs), including music not purchased from the iTunes store, is available to download from iCloud without having to store it all on your device.  Like iTunes in the Cloud, this too has nothing to do with your personal iCloud account, nor does it even require having one.  This explains iTunes Match: http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/.

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