FCPX won't recognize .fcpproject and .fcpevent files

I'm trying to open a project shared with me on an external hard drive in Final Cut Pro X (version 10.1). It is in the proper folder structure (Final Cut Projects and Final Cut Events in the root of the drive.) The files CurrentVersion.fcpproject and CurrentVersion.fcpevent are not being recognized by FCPX. All the media files are included in the folders, but FCPX just won't open those 2 files; they are grayed out. I have tried copying the files to the Movies folder on the computer, and that doesn't work. I've read several other responses in this forum and have followed all the rules, but it's just not working. Any advice?
Attached is a screenshot of how the media appears in the drive.

Thank you both! I figured out I needed to select "Update projects and events" from the file menu. It wasn't popping up or recognizing the hard drive otherwise. But that worked and it automatically imported all footage and timelines into a new library.

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