Help getting 200GB file off seagate drive that keeps ejecting itself

here is the problem...
I have a G5 running 10.5.8
I have a Seagate Freeagent drive 1.5TB that keeps going to sleep and ejecting itself....
I have an iPhoto file that is in excess of 200 GB.
I want to get it OFF this drive and move it to a stable drive - but every time I try to copy/transfer it the drive ejects...
How the heck do I move the iPhoto file off this drive? there seems to be NO fix for the seagate issue.
HELP! thanks,
Jen

You won't like or want to hear this, but I would never buy name brand external drive cases like Seagate or Maxtor, too many problems, want to avoid proprietary and other issues. And they are troublesome.
iPhoto files are package bundles - just a whole lot of nested files and folders, not a single 200GB file.
Clone the whole drive or portion thereof using software backup or cloning software.
Would be nice if you could just remove the SATA drive and pop it into the G5 or into another FW case.

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