External Hard Drive Error -- alias "Home Hard Drive" can't be opened be

I've got an iMac and an external hard drive I've been using for about three years. Recently, every time I try to open the external hard drive I get the following error, "The alias “Home Hard Drive” can’t be opened because the original item can’t be found." The three options it gives me are, Delete Alias, Fix Alias or just ok. I've got my iTunes library on the EHD so I'm very skeptical about pressing fix alias b/c obviously I don't want to lose any of my data. Has anyone experienced this or have a solution?
Thanks!

We have the same exact problem on multiple machines and with multiple hard drives since upgrading to OS 10.6. It is a known issue at Apple. The suggestion to me from Apple support staff was to use a third party application called "Path Finder", which allows you to correct the problem by turning off an "alias bit" after selecting "show info" on the hard drive.
The problem with this solution is 1) it costs $40 which I think is unfair... apple should provide a free solution, and 2) the problems can reoccur spontaneously, requiring periodic resetting of the alias bit.
I'm hoping Apple can solve this problem... but I am still out the $40.

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