Some m4a Some mp3?

I have always set my importing preference to aac format and have 4946 songs in my library.
I have just searched my hard drive for m4a files and only 1120 show up as this file type.
The other 3700 or so show up as MPEG Layer 3 Audio files within the same folder????????
I am also struggling with exclamation marks so maybe this is a clue??
Itunes is set to organise my music folder??
Any ideas please its driving me mad?
Thanks

I really havnt chaged anything within the preferences that would make a difference to importing. I have changed my library location from time to time but everything is always in the same place together??
What would you sugest I do now as 75% of my library are mp3's!
Should I convert the mp3's to aac's or the remaining aac's to mp3's???
I would like the best music quality for my system and from what I have read if I start converting files then I am going to loose some quality?
I really used to love Itunes and have recommended it to loads of people but recently its driving me mad??

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+I personally bought or ripped legally from my own collection.+
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