I can't import my Camera Archive to final cut pro x

In Final Cut Pro X, when I select Import Media I can navigate to a folder where I have my camera archives on an external drive. But all archives are greyed out and when I try to double click them from the finder, Final Cut Pro X opens but it says it can't read the Final Cut Pro Camera Archive Format.
Exact error:
The document “camera-archive” [actual file name is different] could not be opened. Final Cut Pro cannot open files in the “Final Cut Camera Archive” format.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
rMBP 15"
Mountain Lion 10.8
FCPX 10.06

  Do you have Final Cut Events, Projects AND the archive at root level? If so, try hiding the Project and Event folders inside some other folder. Then quit FCPX and restart, or start it up. I know that if you have project and event folders at root level and add a Private folder at root level all **** breaks loose (at least in my experience). I'm not sure that's the case with camera archives so if it's applicable, try the hiding and restart or startup.

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