How do I find music that has been uploaded to iTunes from a purchased CD and iTunes is “unable to find the original file?” I no longer have the CD. I have tried all the usual methods of looking in my iTunes library and through Find. No Luck.

Tried Spotlight?

Never get rid of the original CD. It acts as a backup and you are also supposed to keep it as it is demonstration of having the right to have a copy of the music on your ocmputer.

Backup drive?

Subscribe to iTunes Match?

If neither of the above and you don't have the CD and can't find your tracks on the computer then they you're stuck. A file recovery utility will cost $100, plus another $100 for an external drive to which to resue the files, and may not even work. You can buy a lot of CDs for $200.

It's kind of hard for me to see your computer from here and do a search myself. If you have looked in the logical places, used Spotlight and Finder, and still no trace then it is likely to be gone completely.