Why won't my event copy anymore between libraries?

Howdy
In order to back up a large project I am working on, I use two libraries. One is the working library on the RAID, and the other is a local, backup library.
When I want to 'backup', I would delete the events from the local library, and then copy the events from my RAID library to this local library. This would keep the local library file size small (I guess ignoring render files?), and I could then, via the finder, copy the backup library to another external drive.
This worked great until yesterday. There is one event now that when I copy to the other library (via drag or File->Copy to Library)...nothing happens.
It acts as if it's loading something, the library size appears to grow (by way too much), and then it never shows up in the other library.
I've restarted, tried a new library, etc, but this event just WILL NOT move from it's original library.
Any ideas?
Fwiw - my working library is about 600gb right - hence why I'd rather not just copy the library itself.
Thank yall

With a 600GB library, you are asking for trouble.
With so much material, it is likely that your library changes the most, not your media. Keeping the media separate from the library - i.e. using "external media" is safer and gives better performance.
Consider the following alternative way to handle this:
1) Choose a location for your media and, optionally, also the render files - a folder outside the library, in the *same* volume.
2) Use the Modify settings and consolidate commands in FCP X to move all your media to the designated folder. This will be very fast, even with such a huge library, because FCP X will not have to physically move data around (hence this will work even if there is way less than 600GB of free space on the drive.
3) Your library will now be so small that you can simply copy it from one drive to another as many times as you need.
4) Of course, you need to also backup your media folder! But as this is not likely to change as much during production, you can update it at the end of the day or so.

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