Need to transfer data from one external hd to another hd

Hi, I need to transfer movies from one external hd to another external hd - destination hd is formatted currently as NTSC, source hd is formatted currently as Mac OSx extended (journalled).
I believe I need to transfer data across to different hd before I can reformat source hd to MSDOS - fat. Then after reformatting source hd I want to transfer data back from destination hd to source hd, to allow this to be viewed on TV & PC...
I have tried copying & dragging from one to another, doesn't work (on desktop, or in Finder).
Any help welcome, thank you.

When you reformat a drive it erases all data. You'll need to buy a second external drive.
Note: you can reformat a single partition on a drive. More info
I like the Seagate USB 3.0 Backup plus drives. Works on USB 2.0 ports. They come formatted for PC but easy to format in Disk Utility.
I don't recommend Western Digital because of the boot problem with some of their drives. LaCie makes good drives. All Mac formatted drives will cost more and it’s easy to reformat with Disk Utility. Do not use the software that comes with the drives. It’s recommended that you use Apple’s Disk Utility.
Prices vary but this gives you an idea of what you’ll find. As you notice the second and third TB is usually only $15 more per TB. It's not uncommon to find a 1T is more than the 2T
Current Amazon pricing:
Seagate Backup Plus 1 TB USB 3.0 $154.85 (used to be around $85.00)
Seagate Backup Plus 2 TB USB 3.0 $114.95 (used to be around $99.00
Seagate Backup Plus 3 TB USB 3.0 $129.90 (used to be around $115.00)
Locally, Best Buy seems to have the best prices.
Occassionally you'll find the 3T for $99 on sale.

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