ITunes won't allow me to add files

My old computer recently crashed (fortunuately I had all my files backed up). I got my new computer today (standard macbook pro 13) and after the initial setup I moved all my old files onto the computer, but when trying to add mp3's to itunes it goes through all the normal processes of adding a file but when it's finished processing the files don't actually appear in itunes. I've done this twice now with the same result. Is there some obvious mistake I'm making? Any help would be nice. Thanks!
PS: I'm opperating on OS X Mavericks and iTunes 11.1
J.Reynolds

Hello J.Reynolds,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
Trouble adding music to iTunes library
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1387
Best of luck,
Mario

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