How do I move a 150GB iPhoto library out of a DMG on my external drive in less than a day?

Presently I have the 150 GB iPhoto Library in a DMG on External Drive (ED). I want to now move it out of the dmg into a folder from where it will be used.
It took about 2 hours to move DMG from Mac to ED via Ethernet cable.
I have iPhoto 09, MAC OS 10.6.8, 3TB WD My Cloud (ED).
Tried DMG as the copy kept failing 2-3 hours into it.
As I attempt to move the folder from DMG to another folder on the ED it is telling me 60+ hours.
When I created the DMG it estimated 2 hours and comleted in less.
Is there some specific manner or steps that need to be taken to quickly move this iPhoto library from DMG?
The DMG contains a single folder which shows the Iphoto Library

This copy is being done by the Finder and not iPhoto, so the best place to ask would be the Using Mac OS X forum for your version fo the OS. As a general comment: the FInder is hopeless at estimating the time a job will take and I know of no way to speed it up.

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