Too many duplicates in library

Hello,
The duplicate list says there are over 200 duplicates in my library. I have already deleted some of them through windows explorer. Is there a way to refresh the itunes library so the deleted items don't show up in the duplicate list any ore. Any other option besides clicking 2000 times to remove them 1 by 1, or deleting the entire library and starting over? Thanks you any help you can give! Kathleen

Apple's official advice on duplicates is as above... HT2905 - How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library. It is a manual process and the article fails to explain some of the potential pitfalls, such as lost ratings or playlist membership.
Use Shift > View > Show Exact Duplicate Items to display duplicates as this is normally a more useful selection. You need to manually select all but one of each group to remove. Sorting the list by Date Added may make it easier to select the appropriate tracks, however this works best when performed immediately after the dupes have been created. If you have multiple entries in iTunes connected to the same file on the hard drive then don't send to the recycle bin.
Use my DeDuper script if you're not sure, don't want to do it by hand, or want to preserve ratings, play counts and playlist membership. See this thread for background and please take note of the warning to backup your library before deduping.
(If you don't see the menu bar press ALT to show it temporarily or CTRL+B to keep it displayed)
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