How do I rid my iTunes library of duplicates and broken links?

Well nevermind! It appears that if I just add my entire music library and run a Match update, it ends up making the associations and showing the tracks as being stored in my local music library.

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http://www.araxis.com/find-duplicate-files/ (free trial)
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/dupin.php (commercial)
post by turingtest2 - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3555601 - different types of duplicates and techniques
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1: 2xClick in MacintoshHD.
2: Click the keys: cmd+3 to view in Columns-Modus
3: Navigate trough the Columns to:
User/your name/Music/iTunes
4:Select the folder "iTunes" (one click) and click "cmd+C" (Copy)
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click "cmd+V" (Paste)
6:Go to Trash in the Dock and with right mouse-click empty the Trash.
7: Read "MacOS-X for dummies" ,it´s very userful for new users.
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g71.engstrom wrote:
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Full Details Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
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