Deleting songs form pc via itunes

hi there, i have a question: a few weeks ago i had to restore my music libary by uploading the songs from my ipod back to my computer. that worked pretty well, but know i want to "clean up" the music on my computer. the problem is the files that where uploaded from my iPod are named "FXQUEW" (for example) when they are not imported in itunes. is there a possibility to change the set up of iTunes, so that it deletes the file completely from my computer when i erase it from my iTunes libary? because i cant import every file one by one to see if i want it on my computer or not, that would take weeks....
i hope you get what i mean, cause my english seems to be a bit crashy....
oliver

If you're trying to put stuff back onto iTunes from the iPod_Control folder on the iPod, try the following:
1. Open iTunes, go to Edit>Preferences>Advanced, and make sure 'Copy Files to iTunes Music Folder when adding to library' and 'Keep iTunes Music folder organized' are both checked.
2. Click OK.
3. Go along the top of the screen and choose File>Add Folder to library, and choose the folder with all of the songs in it.
What will happen is that iTunes will put the correct information with the files in the My Music Folder, and will make almost everything show up correctly in iTunes. By doing this, it will copy everything to the My Music folder as well, so you can also delete the originals.

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