How do i back up my imovies on an external hard disk?

Hello
i am trying  to back up my imovies on a external hard disk
, i follow the instructions but everything is still in my computer!!
and now when i open updates project ,they are empty!....

Command + R for OS X Recovery is for restoring from a backup.
You need to repair the startup disk.
Startup your Mac while holding down the Command + R keys.
From there you can access the builit in utilities to repair the disk.
About OS X Recovery

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