Can't relink project files in FCP X

I moved some projects and events to a new harddrive (drag and drop not through FCP X like I should have) and now FCP can't find the project files. The event footage all shows up in the library and I can play it, but when I click on the project it says Missing Event. When I right click on the project and try to relink project it doesn't give me any options for missing media to reconnect other than the graphic (see screenshot). If I go to file and click relink event it let's me reconnect to the event files. I know where all the files are, FCP just isn't giving me a way to relink them. HELP!

I'm having the same problem. I am using FCPX 10.1.1. After moving to a usb external hard drive and back, one of my projects has 'unlinked' all the files that are in the timeline and releated to the project, all the other files are ok.
I had copied the event from another hard drive, but it seems the project id now referncing the wrong event in the inspector? Not sure how to change this now. I am not being given the option to modify referenced event?

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The event of one particular problem is showing an alert icon as the one shown in the HELP pages of FCPX:
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Upon selecting a single missing file, I found that there was this problem:
The project appears normal in the project library and the timeline as well. The project properties in the inspector window also seem to be normal...no alerts of missing events. Playback also is normal. The project in the project library sports no alert icon. I did a 'relink project files' and was able to do so. When I clicked upon reorganize project media, I was informed that all the media are right on the spot [location].
I finally also clicked reorganize event files and got this feedback:
May I be informed how I can get rid of this alert icon? What are the dangers, if any, if the alert icon cannot be removed? Can I ignore this alert?
Thanks in advance.

An update for what it is worth!
The alert icon got removed in this fashion:
I had upgraded to version 8 of FCPX recently and instead of updating all the events and projects in a drive at once, I had, as a precautionary measure, used event manager to 'feed' and update with only one project and its associated event/s at a time. When I clicked all the prjects and events of the drive in question, the alert icon disappeared.
However, I am still getting this, what Tom has opined, a display problem, even in some events and not merely projects:
Well, if this is indeed a 'display problem' need I to call up the service center or do I accept it with an air of resignation? FYI this appearance of clips and projects are not for all projects and events I have but only for some of them.

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>No, you are not right.
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I agree that you shouldn't use MP3 files with FCP, the manual tells you that somewhere If I recall properly, but it shouldn't cause Final Cut to crash, at least that has never been my experience, it has just caused a skipping problem, or not playing the complete song.
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