I discovered a quick and easy way around this error message:
1)
Tools >
Consolidate Audio Project (puts all audio in a folder called Backup)
2) Go to the Project folder and delete all the audio from the Audio folder
3) Move the consolidated audio from the Backup folder to the Audio folder
4) Open the file
At this point, you might get the 'Find Missing Audio' dialog box because the .cwp still contains references to the trashed audio.
However, the audio that was discarded by the Consolidation procedure was not part of the project - so you can click
Skip All.
Bingo! The .cwp opens with only the audio needed by the project and in my case I was able to Save immediately.
I'm guessing that when you open the new, consolidated version of the file, you update the .cwp (same as Saving). The above steps worked for me but I don't know enough about the way the .cwp file works to guarantee it would work every time.
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