By unwatch I just meant remove the path to that folder in PIM vst2plugin paths… but moving files would do exactly the same thing.
It really should revert to your originals…ask Novation why their POS software is ruining your system. 
Well that’s the thing. I seem to remember that it did that before, but it doesn’t any longer. If i uninstall Automap, projects will open up with missing plugins.
Did you uninstall Automap and delete or move the automapped plugs? Maybe if the wrapped dlls are still there Cubase is trying to open them but fails because automap is uninstalled.