Media Link lost on project load

When I open my project the media associated with the project shows that it is loading in the lower left hand corner of the program. It gets to about 123 files left to load and then it stops. I then have to attempt to locate all the rest of files with the Link Media tool this works for a few files and then it stops responding. What is the problem and how do I keep my project linked to its media assets?
AE dynamic linked assets
AVCHD video shot on C100
I have cleared the media cache
Media is stored on a 8TB Raid 10 NAS connected with a Gigabit router. The NAS is on my desk connected directly to my computer through the router.
Computer Specs
Windows 7 Professional
Dell Precision T3600
Proccessor: Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 0 @ 3.60 GHz
Ram: 16 GB
64 Bit operating system

I have tried that now, after every thing has moved over, I can open the project and find all the media. But when I go to export the status bar comes up for the export and it sits at 0%.
So one step forward but only to find another road block. This project worked fine a week ago, I don't understand how this happened.
I may have to return to editing on Avid, at least it worked when I needed it to.

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