Number of files in iTunes Music folder compared to songs in iTunes program

Being a perfectionist and wanting everything to be 100% accurate, I went to Windows explorer and right clicked on the iTunes Music folder to see if the number of files reported agreed to the number in my iTunes program and hence on my iPod. Windows told me that the iTunes Music folder contained 2769 files. In the iTunes program it says 2724 songs (which i know includes Music videos of which there are 35). I also have 20 movies and 35 TV shows.
So, that is 2724 + 20 + 15 = 2759.
My iTunes folder therfore says i have 10 more files than my iTunes program says i have.
And i have done a "Consolidate library".
Has anyone else done the same check and noticed similar discrepancies? Are there possibly some files in the iTunes folder that do not end up in the iTunes program?
Many thanks for any light that can be thrown on this !

+"And i have done a "Consolidate library". Has anyone else done the same check and noticed similar discrepancies? Are there possibly some files in the iTunes folder that do not end up in the iTunes program?"+
Consolidate will not help; it only looks at songs that are already in the library. Run File > Add Folder to Library on your iTunes folder. That will try to pick up any songs that are in the folder but not in the library. It will however skip any file that is not compatible with iTunes.

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