ST won't open old projects

For some reason, when I go to open a previously saved project, Sound Track first says the file is not in the location it once was, which it is, and then when I click to find the file, then locate the file, then select "open" the open window comes back and back and back and back, I click "open" "open" and "open" and it never opens the project.
Even when I go to file, open and then choose the file it says, "Can't find file" "the file was not found in the expected location, and then it gives an erroneous location that is off a bit
it should say /volumes/G-DRIVE/Movies/Sound Track
But instead wants to locate the file at /volumes/G-DRIVE/Movies/Projects/Body by Mike
The folder "Projects" is where I keep my FCE files, "Body By Mike" is a FCE movie I made and used this sountrack called "Body By Mike"
So somehow ST thinks the file is not the file.
Any ideas?
Even when I simply click on the stmp file in the finder ST says the file could not be found, I choose "cancel" and then it says, "The document "Body by Mike.stmp" could not be opened.

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