Imovie 10 library on external HD has missing files

So i was able to export my large library of home videos onto a new external hard drive. i also copied the events folder from the older version onto the same hard drive just in case something happened. I removed the external hard drive from my imac 2010 model after it seemed to be working fine. i plugged it back in today so i might be able to create a dvd of some videos which i haven't done as yet. When i opened up imovie and the library from my external hard drive, it shows a missing file image and says "name of file" is missing, try reimporting the original source media. I've looked all around the forum and internet but cant seem to find a solution. also, when i go to package contents, the files are there but the file name has an added (id) and looks like below.
Can anybody please suggest what I've done wrong and how i can fix this?

how big is the project file, how many audio tracks were there, and how long was the project?

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