I am trying to delet duplicate songs in itunes but the delete button in "Edit" cannot be activated. Any advice please?

I am trying to delete duplicate songs in itunes but the delete button cannot be activated.Any advice please?

It is possible that the files are read only or you do not have permission to delete for the music folder in Windows.
If you go into Get Info for a track, will it let you edit? If not it is probably one of the above.

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