Back up issue - photos saving in smaller resolution???

I am using a WD 'My Book for Mac' external drive on my mac. I have noticed that photo files are backing up in a much smaller resolution (e.g. 50kb vs the 2mb original). I can't seem to locate a full size on the WD drive. Any tips as I would hate to lose the drive and find all that I have backed up is effectively a thumbnail of all my photos.
Thanks in advance.

What version of iPhoto are you using and how did you move, copy or export them to the External HD.

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