New install creates duplicate files

I'm new to the IPOD/ITunes combo. I installed everything on the computer, opened ITunes, and it started converting files. I understood when it was doing WAV files, but it seemed to be converting MP3 to MP3 then adding a " 1" to the end of the file name. I set the option to MP3 due to the other MP3 players in the family. I stopped the conversion process when I figured out that it is was converting MP3 to MP3. The songs appear twice (title, then title with the " 1" after it in the ITunes list, but I can't find the " 1" file on the hard drive anywhere. Is there a way to stop it from duplicating the files?

Leave the destination folder as is, launch iTunes with the Shift key held down, click on Choose Library or Create Library, and specify a location on G:.
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