Copying imovie file to backup disk

I am having trouble copying an imovie project to a backup disk - the idvd project copies over but the imovie project does not it only copies the chapter headings but not the clips
imacg5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Mike,
Is your backup disk an external hard drive?
If so, how is it formatted? Mac OS Extended?
You can find out be selecting the disk in the Finder and choosing File>Get Info.
Matt

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