Can't open iMovie files after they are save to my external firewire HD

I am using a MacBook Pro for iMovie. Because I was running out of HD space, I started saving files onto my external Maxtor 250GB HD. The files are saving fine, but when I try to open the files through the external HD, nothing happens. Any suggestions?

Hi Pancho 1 - you should have no trouble working on
an imovie project that is stored on your external
drive. The problem could be a wrongly-formatted
drive. It should be Mac OS Extended, not formatted
for a PC. You can check this by Control-Clicking its
icon, and then clicking 'Get Info'.
The format can be changed in Disk Utility, but note
that you must firstly store important files
elsewhere, as re-formatting erases the disk.
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Thanks!
Pancho

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