Complicated Question...HELP!

I know this is annoying, but here's a complicated question. I first made several slideshows (30 slides each) in Keynote. Then, I exported into Quicktime Pro. Then, I used iMovie to edit it.
Next, I bought an external drive for keeping my VERY large imovie file. When I tried to transfer my HUGE imovie file, it wouldn't transfer because it was too big. I know I can't reformat the drive, so I thought I'd be clever and create a NEW imovie and save it in the new drive...then, I would copy the original HUGE imovie into the new one, piece by piece.
I did manage to copy a lot of it, but when I tried to copy the last couple of large pieces, it didn't go. It said there was an unknown error of some kind. I am stumped.
I even tried to take the original QT file and import it again into the new imovie, but that didn't take either. Next I'm going to try to export my original Keynote file into QT again and then try it in my new imovie...again.
Sorry for being so confusing, but I've had great luck with really smart people in this forum...HELP! Thank you in advance.

Hi bzzybee,
my guess: you stumbled into usb2/PCformatted drive problems...
first: is it usb2 connected or firewire? if usb2 - bring it back to the shop, no usage with iM! (any other files, as mp3, .doc, whatever, is fine, but not iM/large .mov/.dv)
firewire? ok, next step:
I don't understand that line of your posting: ... I know I can't reformat the drive...??? For sure, you can!
a reformat will erase any content which is on the drive - but as I understood, you need it for getting new content on it....
launch Disk Utitlity, choose drive, choose format, choose MacOs extended - after a while, you get a brandnew, empty, smart working drive!
besides: no known workarounds for both problems! only way: firewire+Mac formatted (could be a "PC"drive - after formatting, it is a Mac drive)

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