Can't Modify files even under administrater settings

I just got my new Imac and I transfered all my music over from my PC. The problem is though that I am trying to clean up and organize my music file names and any attempt through the finder brings up "You do not have sufficient access privileges to rename the item......" Itunes won't let me type in the Get Info area.... I am logged on as administrator so i don't know why this is happening and also its not just music, its lots of files, I can't even get onto my other account even with the sharing and permissions set to read and write...
thanks fo ryour help

It sounds like your file/folder permissions got florfed when you transfered them to your new account. Try this:
-Make sure all your files are inside your home folder.
-Log in to an admin account and enter these commands in Terminal (assuming your short user name is "coolbiz"):
sudo chown -R coolbiz ~coolbiz
sudo chmod -R u+rwX ~coolbiz
That should make everything in your coolbiz account writeable.

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