Automating certain files to transfer from External to external

Hey guys so I got a G-Drive recently and want to transfer all my movies,pictures, and musc files from by old backups on my Lacie over to it.
Is there a way I can create a workflow on automator to go down the list of all the backups and automatically pull those certains files and put them onto the new external?

Hi arastis10,
If you are having issues transfering songs between computers set up for Home Sharing, you may find the following articles helpful:
Apple Support: Understanding Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
With Home Sharing, you can stream music and video from one authorized computer to another, or simply drag music between computer libraries. You can also choose to have iTunes automatically import purchases you make on any of your Home Sharing computers to your own library. To do so, select the library and use the Settings button at the lower right of the iTunes window to check what you'd like copied.
iTunes 10 for Mac: Use Home Sharing to import items from another iTunes library
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH986
Cheers,
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