Relinking timeline clips to browser

I am working on a pretty long project in which in noticed recently the timeline clips are not connected to the ones in the browser. Meaning, when I try to reveal master clip, FCP asks if Id like to add it to the browser, even though the clip is in it. Is there any easy way to relink these?

Are you using multiple projects for this? Say one for the Sequences, and one for the FOOTAGE? If so, you cannot match back to the browser.
Shane

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