I have an issue with Add to iTunes folder incorporating mp3s in iTunes Media folder, but not into my iTunes library.

Question

I am using iTunes 10.5 on Windows 7 (64bit).  This has only started happening since the 10.5 update.  When I add mp3s to "Add to iTunes" folder, the mp3s will be added to a folder within the iTunes Media\Music\ directory, but the song will not show up in my iTunes library.  If I open the mp3 from its location in the directory, it will open in iTunes and be included in the Library go forward.   This issue is not consistent, it has happened the first time I tried to add an mp3, and not the second that I tried to add the exact same file.  Oh also, I have always had the option selected to allow iTunes to keep the media folder organized.
For the time being I have to keep a list of everything I am adding and verify whether it shows up in the library.  If it doesn't I have to run a search to see what exact directory path iTunes put it in, go there and open the file - frustrating and time consuming.  Even more frustrating to me however is that I really don;t know if I have recovered all the added mp3s from before I recognized the problem.
Any ideas?  I was wondering if there maybe was a way to have iTunes refresh its library from the folder? 

Answer 1

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