IPhoto has destroyed my external library yet again

I've been using an external firewire HD to contain my expanding photo library because there's (a) not enough room on my MacBook Pro, and (b) I don't want to lose all my photos if my computer is lost/damaged/stolen.
So I've noticed the most infuriating problem...
Should the firewire cable EVER come loose from the machine, iPhoto will wipe out my entire library file, and it can only be rebuilt manually by opening the package and extracting the photo folders, and dragging them back into a new library.
I know, I'm not using Time Machine. Would this have helped? Maybe. But then I'd have to buy yet another external drive.
Interestingly, this never happens with iTunes. Just iPhoto.
What gives??

I wouldn't blame it on iPhoto but on the cable. If you interrupt many applications while writing to a file that file will be closed incorrectly resulting in a damaged file. To make it very easy to recover for that sort of incident in the future see the tip at the end of my signature.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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    0   com.apple.iPhoto                        0x00824501 0x1000 + 8533249
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    16  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x95495206 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 246
    17  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x954bf0d8 __CFRunLoopRun + 1112
    18  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x954be8ec CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 332
    19  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x954be798 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 120
    20  com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x93bcca7f RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 318
    21  com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x93bd3d9b ReceiveNextEventCommon + 381
    22  com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x93bd3c0a BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 88
    23  com.apple.AppKit                        0x97b27040 _DPSNextEvent + 678
    24  com.apple.AppKit                        0x97b268ab -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 113
    25  com.apple.AppKit                        0x97b22c22 -[NSApplication run] + 911
    26  com.apple.AppKit                        0x97db718a NSApplicationMain + 1054
    27  com.apple.iPhoto                        0x0001159a 0x1000 + 66970
    28  com.apple.iPhoto                        0x00010a29 0x1000 + 64041
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    0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x91bbc90a kevent + 10
    1   libdispatch.dylib                       0x9a5bbc58 _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 969
    2   libdispatch.dylib                       0x9a5ba6a7 _dispatch_mgr_thread + 53

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