"there was an error working with this photo"

I am new to the forums.
I have been using a Windows Vista computer with I believe an older version of LR. I thinkg it is 4.??
When i would plug in my memory i would use LR to import my pictures and import them to an external hard drive connected to my WiFi router.
I never had a problem with it.
I recently made the move to Apple and got an iMac. I downloaded and installed LR on my iMac and then imported the photos with no problem.
Now when i try and view the phots they are coming up grainy and getting an error:
" there was an error working with this photo"
I then look down at the thumbnails view and all of them are showing ! in the upper right corner. So i click on it and get another error:
"Lightroom has encountered problems reading this photo. You will not be able to make adjustments to this photo"
When I look at the import section i get "preview unavaible for this file"
I would say i am a newbie to LR and i really only used it to import and manage my photos. I have no idea where to begin troubleshooting.
Any and all help would be greatly apprecaited.
Thanks

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