Sudden Problems moving files on External HD

I have a Seagate Goflex 1TB external harddrive that I've been using for a few weeks. Suddenly, tonight the hd stopped letting me move files with the hd or to or from my macbook. I can still delete files though. It's been working fine since I got it and formatted it to some format that works with both Windows and Macs. Now it's reading that it's formatted as Windows NT Filesystem. I don't know if it's related, but it happened after I altered some .cdr files on the hd to open automatically w vlc player instead of Disk Image Mounter. Is there anyway to restore full accessibility to the hd without deleting everything since I can't move or copy anything from the drive right now. Thanks in advance! I appreciate the help.

David, have you tried Disk Utility to verify that drive/partition?
Your best bet is DiskWarrior...
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/
But others that may work…
Drive Genius 2…
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/drive_genius.php
TechTool Pro 4…
http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=83
Data Rescue II...
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php
Also see... The Vanishing Startup Drive by Pink Mutant/Francine Schwieder...
http://pinkmutant.com/articles/invisible.html

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