Missing Media - Old Thumbnail Cache?

Hi Gang
Somehow I have the missing media warning, but in actuality, the clips play and export just fine. I think I may have confused FCP after a backed up all my media with Super Duper to another drive
I remember reading somehere, it was suggested to trash the old Thumbnail Cache Files? (since I assume the warning is in error?)
http://www.locationstudio.net/missing-media.jpg
Any suggestions?

You can trash the thumbnail cache but chances are that FCP has lost track of the footage and is now just referencing the render files. If you trashed those using Render Manager, you would likely have to reconnect to get the timeline to playback. Probably not a bad idea if you want to re-establish the connections to you clips for the future.
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