Project files not linking

Hi,
I needed to go back to a project I left last summer, 10 different videos on a specific topic, and to my shock, the project files aren´t showing up in Final Cut. The original files / Event files seem to be all there and I have saved master files of the movies I made, but some were only saved at 480.
Searching the hard drive, I´m pretty sure I can see them - if they are the Render Files / High Quality Media etc...? But they´re in the Movie folder, not in FCX projects and they´re not linking to the Project Library in the editing software.
The reason for this I can think of, is that I possibly edited them in the Trial version of FCX, and now have installed the full upgrade. Or, I could simply have moved them over when I didn´t understand how it all worked (and still don´t ;-) and the link has been lost.
I assume I should just be able to transfer them in to the Project folder in Final Cut Pro...?
If it´s something to do with the Trial version - I seem to not have deleted it yet - should I start with deleting it or could that do further damage (can´t see what help it´s doing now anyway!)
I´m petrified of losing the files completely as I´m not very savvy with how the data links between files and project etc, any advice warmly welcome!!
I can send screen capture of file extensions etc if that helps clarify what files they are and how they should be linked back.
Thanks!

If your project files aren't being seen by the app, it's likely that they were moved.
If located on the start-up drive, they should be in Movies>Final Cut Projects>your project. Otherwise FCP won't see them. The actual project file is named CurrentVersion.fcp.
On a non-start-up drive, the Final Cut Projects folder needs to be at the root level for FCP to see it.
The same thing goes for the Final Cut Events folder.
So check those folders to make sure they're in the right places on your system.
Russ

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