Glad I could help. I owe most of my ability to get around in a Mac to the Genius Bar!!! I have always had problems that while not being serious, were extremely frustrating. For some reason I never found good answers in any books, and the Apple support line wants money. The Geniuses always not...
I have just been through the "I wanna put my hi-gig stuff on external hard drive" too and
thought that I had lost it all! The Genius Bar says hit yer i-Photo icon and option key. window asks u to "choose file" . If yer hard is hooked up it should open. It works fer me.