Unexpected end-of-file was encountered

I am unable to open a large (184.1 MB) multi-layer image created in Photoshop CS6.  I have looked through a few discussion forums and think this issue happened because I am working from an external hard drive.  I have several backup copies of the image saved on different spaces, and every one gets the error message.  This image was used for a print job -- I contacted the printer and they sent me the native file from their server and still I get the error.  Any suggestions on how to retrieve this file?  Below is a bunch of information that may be helpful.  Thanks in advance.
Photoshop CS6
Mac OS X, 10.7.5
2.7 GHz Intel Core i5
12 GB 1333 MHzDDR3
External Hardrive
Toshiba 999.95 GB
Available 890.28 GB
Used: 109,668,237,312 bytes (109.67 GB on disk)

That error message usually (99.99999% of the time) is indicative of a corrupted file.
However, you have omitted key details, as the exact version of Photoshop you are running (should be 13.0.6), what routine maintenance you perform on your machine, what troubleshooting steps you have taken so far, whether you have run Repair Permissions and Verify Disk with Apple's Disk Utility.
Your hard drive, given it's size, does not have enough available space.  I never let a hard drive get over 85%, and if if it gets to 90% full you are in deep, deep trouble.
Finally, you are not saving to a server, are you?  Working across a network is not supported by Adobe.

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