Disk space concern

Thanks to all your help in getting me going in iMovie & iDVD. But..... with each VHS tape I read in, I am using disk space up fast. I do have a second 500 GB internal drive - can I make iMovie use this drive always, as a default? If so, how?
It looks like I created 3 different types of files for each tape I read in:
stuff.dv
stuff.dvdproj
stuff - under kind is says "iMovie project"
To be able to re-edit this tape, do I need to keep all three?
Can I just drag these files to the other internal drive?

forget for a second your expertisé on a Windows system... ;))
a) in iM, choose under file/New Project... select your 2nd drive as location... boom!done...
b) if you like to 'transfer' an iM project, switch to Finder, locate the project (probably in your 'Movies' folder....), it has a little 'star' on its icon... drag'n drop that into the new location... boom!done...
you can proceed same with iDVDproject...
warning:
hopefully, that 2nd drive was formatted to 'MacOsExtended' before use... 'fat32/PC' does not work with iM/iDVD.....
spend some time reading here......:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/

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ummm, below it says im running 10.6.7, yet my computer states im using 10.6.8?? should I be concerned?

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1203
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1751
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http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/qa-transplanting-you-iphoto-libra ry/
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ummm, below it says im running 10.6.7, yet my computer states im using 10.6.8?? should I be concerned?
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