Newbie help - external hard drive, FCP

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grocerkel

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I am a Mac newbie, and I have a threefold problem ...

I need to export an MPEG-2 from Final Cut Pro for use in Windows Media Player 10.

I used Compressor to try and do this. I exported it to an external hard drive. Then my computer freaked out and wouldn't let me open the external hard drive. In Compressor, I could still navigate to the external hard drive and see that it was there, but I couldn't actually open it (to delete the offending file).

Being a PC native, I tried restarting the computer. That didn't help. Then I thought I'd just eject the external hard drive, unplug it, and plug it back in to see if that helped. I did these things, but now I don't know (!) how to make Mac recognize the external hard drive!

I know these are probably silly questions, but I'd really appreciate any help you could give.
 
What format is the external hard drive in? Also when you have it mounted do a "Get Info" on it and make sure you have permissions.
 
Ok, I mounted the drive, but I still can't open it.

The format is: Mac OS Extended (Journaled). It says I have permission to Read & Write.
 
The with it mounted go to /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility and repair permissions & Repair the Disk. Then tell us if any errors were reported.
 
I verified and repaired - it said it "appears to be OK" ... But I still can't open it.

Here's what happens when I double-click open the drive: The window opens (blank) for a split second, then the whole screen seems to refresh itself, then the window disappears and everything else goes back to normal.
 
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