iTunes USB external drive- deleting files

[2010mini]

I have a USB WD Mybook that I am using for my iTunes library. I have noticed that when i delete files, either directly from the drive or through iTunes, it does not show up in the trash.

where did the deleted files go if not the trash?

 

[2010mini]

My reason for asking is: How can i recover deleted files if it does not show up in the trash? Does iTunes have its own trash like iPhoto?

 

[Partron22]

Does iTunes have its own trash like iPhoto?

No.
It sounds like your external drive is deleting things immediately, but it should be throwing up a warning message if that's case.

Try doing a spotlight search for a track you've deleted from iTunes. Is the track still there somewhere? If so, where?
You could add a track to iTunes just for the purpose of running the above test.