Duplicate songs on disk (not in iTunes)

I have some of my iTunes directories, where iTunes puts songs that I've ripped from CDs - that have multiple copies of the same song.
e.g.
01 Mrs Robinson.m4a
01 Mrs Robinson 1.m4a
01 Mrs Robinson 2.m4a
01 Mrs Robinson 3.m4a
01 Mrs Robinson 4.m4a
How do I trace these down and delete the ones that aren't seen by iTunes?

If you're certain that those songs are no longer on your computer, check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer.
There's also another method I've seen posted. I've successfully tested this across several different Windows PCs.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
However it appears that no playlists or any other info such as ratings/last played etc will transfer.
If this is important to you, you may want to use other options.
There's Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music and playlists etc from iPod back to the computer.

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This article contains information on locating missing media:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1408
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If you're certain that those songs are no longer on your computer, check out the instructions/suggestions here.
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There's also another method I've seen posted. I've successfully tested this across several different Windows PCs.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
However it appears that no playlists or any other info such as ratings/last played etc will transfer.
If this is important to you, you may want to use other options.
There's Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music and playlists etc from iPod back to the computer.

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How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2905
Posts by turingtest2 about different types of duplicates and techniques - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3555601 and https://discussions.apple.com/message/16042406 (Note: The DeDuper script is for Windows).
May 2014 post on iCloud duplicates - https://discussions.apple.com/message/25867873
Show exact duplicates (Mac and Windows) - https://discussions.apple.com/message/16951281
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/dupin.php (commercial)
iTunes Duplicate Song Manager - http://sourceforge.net/projects/itunesdsm/
http://www.hardcoded.net/dupeguru_me/
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/tunesweeper/index.php
http://www.araxis.com/find-duplicate-files (commercial, free trial) - finds duplicate files on computer, not specifically iTunes
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I would also review how you add media to iTunes. It should not be producing all that many duplicates.

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How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2905
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/dupin.php (commercial)
post by turingtest2 - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3555601 - different types of duplicates and techniques
http://www.araxis.com/find-duplicate-files (commercial, free trial) - finds duplicate files on computer, not specifically iTunes
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