WHEN I CLICK ON SOME SONGS AN ! APPEARS TO LEFT OF SONG AND WON'T PLAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND !

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QUITE SOME TIME AGO, ALL OF THESE SONGS PLAYED JUST FINE, THEN, "OUT OF THE BLUE" THIS PROBLEM STARTED. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING I KNOW TO DO. I HAVE CONTACTED iTUNES AND HAVE ACTUALLY RE-PURCHASED ONE OF THE SONGS TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. IT PLAYS JUST FINE. WHEN THE ! APPEARS, IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY THIS MESSAGE: THIS SONG COULD NOT BE USED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FILE COULD NOT BE FOUND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LOCATE IT? I AM UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF THE SONGS. THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO RE-PURCHASE THEM. CAN SOMEONE OUT THERE PLEASE HELP ME. SO FAR iTUNES HAS NOT BEEN OF MUCH HELP. THANK YOU SO MUCH !! AMY O.

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