Domain won't open suddenly

I have been using iWeb (current version 3.0.1) to create and publish the same website for years. Just yesterday my desktop mac would not open the current domain. I use a portable drive to store all the website information. I tried the domain on my mac laptop and it opened fine. I have deleted plists and even reinstalled iweb...
ANYMORE IDEAS? this is really hindering my productivity thanks

The format of the EHD is ms-dos. (it is actually an USB thumb drive)
I would guess that the formatting finally rose up and bit you you know where. MS Dos formatting does not handle file resources the same way as Mac's formatting and eventually give uses problems when editing files on it. iPhoto libraries have a problem with that formatting and eventually get corrupted also.
Reformat the flash drive as OS X Extended (journaled) with ownership set to be ignored and you should be back up and running. If you manage your site from multiple Macs this MacWorld article might be of interest to you: Managing an iWeb site from multiple Macs.
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