Itunes library consolodation didn't work

Hi There
Recently had to move my itunes library over to a larger external hard drive. I changed the itunes media folder location to a folder on the new drive and then consolidated the itunes library so that it would copy everything over to the new location. Unfortunately this didn't entirely work. Most of the files transferred over fine. However, some of the tracks in my library now have that exclamation mark next to them and won't play as itunes cannot find the original file. When I ordered my library by date added I noticed that it is all the older files, the very first ones I added to itunes.
I have noticed that with these affected files when I click on 'Get Info' to get the file location they all have a different format for the location than the working files, for example:
The filepath for a working file is displayed as such:
K:\Itunes library\music\Bob Dylan\etc etc
The file path for one of the files which are now not working is displayed as such:
file://localhost/K:/Itunes library/music/Bob Dylan/etc etc
I notice that for some reason the slashes are different in the filepaths, backslashes (\) for working files and now forward slashes (/) for non working files.
I should also mention that I have 'Keep Itunes Media Folder Organized' checked as is 'copy files to itunes media folder'
I have looked in the K:\Itunes library\music folder and for some reason it does appear that the affected files have not copied over to the new folder. (There is plenty of spare space left on the drive still) The files are still in the same location in the old itunes library folder on the old drive.
Can anyone help me with an easy fix for this as there are quite a few files affected and I don't think I can stand to go through each one locating the correct file.
Also, could anyone explain what I did wrong in moving the library over?
Thanks in advance for any help.

I don't think you did anything wrong. Sounds like it might be a bug in the consolidation.
That path name
file://localhost/K:
usually shows up when either you disconnect the exHD, or windows gives it another drive letter.
I don't suppose you made a backup of the itunes database file before you did the consolidate? If so, you could just revert back to that and try the consolidate again.
Another thought would be to close itunes, and use SyncToy with the echo option to get everything copied to K: like it should be. SyncToy is free from Microsoft - great for backups. If everything gets put on the K: drive like it should, next time you open itunes it should find the files.

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