Can't delete broken links in iTunes

I tried to import my music collection over a network into iTunes on my new MacBook Pro. I only got a small percentage of my collection with lots of duplicates, so I deleted everything to try again. Now the songs are gone from the Music folder, but still showing up in the Music section of the library with an exclaimation point in the first column for every one of them. (I disabled sharing on the network, and that's where iTunes is looking for these songs.) I can't delete any of these. How do I delete everything and start fresh? I want all my music stored locally, not linked over the network.

Update-- A reboot solved the problem. Now when I choose to delete them, it works.

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