Where does my imported songs go

when i import a cd i can not find it in my itunes? Not in my recently added or any other folders.
Can anyone help me??

In your iTunes preferences, you need to check the location of your iTunes music folder. iTunes>preferences>advanced>general tab, the first window is where you can check the iTunes folder location. Normally, the location is the default which is probably your "C" drive. If you have moved the folder to a different location, you need to change it in this window so iTunes knows where to store the files when importing.

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