ITunes Doesn't Delete Files

Hi, I have a question that I haven't been able to find an answer to by searching the database. Whenever I delete a podcast, when it asks if I want to keep or delete the files, I always click on 'delete files,' but when I look in the folder in itunes where the podcasts are stored, many of the episodes that I supposedly deleted will still be in there. Why is this? How can I ensure that the files actually get deleted? Thanks for any help in advance!

Why delete them?
Have you tried here:
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