Moving files fails due to privileges but they seem to be OK

Moving files fails due to privileges but they seem to be OK "I am trying to copy old files from an OS X 10.5.8 to a new external HD. When trying to copy a folder I get the message: The operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items."
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There's an article on MacWorld (which links to an article at Apple KB) about repairing permissions and ACLs for the Users folder. Note that Repair Disk Permissions in Disk Utility does not do anything for the Users folder. It only repairs permissions of files of Apple-originating software listed in /Library/Receipts.