How to delete all offline file references in a catalog?

I backed up and restored my entire photo archive to a new computer. I've never used offline files, but somehow I now have hundreds (if not thousands) of offline file icons, right next to the exact same file date and time, except the images are now named [filename]-1.jpg
I've tried the "reconnect files" and delete, but it tells me I have no files to reconnect.
I'd wipe and reinstall, but I have a sneaking suspicion those "offline files" are embedded into my last backup, and I'd just be doing all that work for nothing.
How can I go through and bulk-select and delete *all* references to offline files?
Thanks in advance.
- Bruce.

Hi John...
Thanks for the reply. I just have a couple of comments to make on results:
(1) HMBM is listed as being in a DVD drive , I know the disk, but that drive is currently empty.
(2) E: could certainly be one of my backup drives, but the file pathe (for 2004) seems to be off, as most of the missing / duplicate files are from 2007. (It currently is not attached.)
Thanks for looking ino this.
psedbtool version 1.07
Opening catalog C:\Users\Bruce\Pictures\My Catalog 1\catalog.pse7db
Photoshop Elements version:      7
Total files               : 24230
Total files missing       :    340
Total files offline       :   8489
Total files wrong volume :      0
PSE Volume Table
Path used by PSE        : [E:]
Type                    : removable_drive
Status                  : offline
Total files             : 8489
Total files missing     : 0
Total files wrong volume: 0
Description             : E:
Serial                  : E:/Photos/2004_10_26
Drive_path_if_builtin   :
Id                      : 89620
Path used by PSE        : C:
Type                    : builtin_drive
Status                  : online
Total files             : 15741
Total files missing     : 340
Total files wrong volume: 0
Description             : C:
Serial                  : 2C3B-D057
Drive_path_if_builtin   : C:
Id                      : 4009
Path used by PSE        : [USB-KEY]
Type                    : removable_drive
Status                  : offline
Total files             : 0
Total files missing     : 0
Total files wrong volume: 0
Description             : USB-KEY
Serial                  : 7614-7214
Drive_path_if_builtin   :
Id                      : 167027
Path used by PSE        : C:\Users\Bruce\Pictures\My Catalog 1
Type                    : database_relative_drive
Status                  : online
Total files             : 0
Total files missing     : 0
Total files wrong volume: 0
Description             : database relative
Serial                  : amoc:database_relative_volume
Drive_path_if_builtin   :
Id                      : 2
Path used by PSE        : [HMBM]
Type                    : readonly_drive
Status                  : offline
Total files             : 0
Total files missing     : 0
Total files wrong volume: 0
Description             : HMBM
Serial                  : 355B-10D5
Drive_path_if_builtin   :
Id                      : 3359
Windows Drives
Drive Type             Serial     Path
C:     builtin_drive    2C3B-D057
D:     readonly_drive   0000-0000
E:     removable_drive 0000-0000
F:     removable_drive 0000-0000
G:     removable_drive B6B2-7BCF
H:     builtin_drive    0200-6B71

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