IPod Llibrary duplication

Hi, I just moved my iTunes file from my PC to a MacBook Pro and while the file size of iTunes folder is correct (37GB) and all songs came over, each and every song that I transfered now has duplicate entries in my Library. Can anyone provide some insight as to how I can delete the extra file listings from my Library? Thanks.

Hi,
I was wondering if you could help me? I'm trying to move my music library from my laptop to my pc. What is the best way to do that? I did a trial run by putting a couple of songs in a "music" folder on my ipod and then dragged them to my pc itunes library, but when I disconnected the ipod and clicked on the song itunes said it couldn't find the song. Can you tell me how you moved all your music?
dell Windows XP

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