Cannot import any files on Lightroom 4.2

I have been having problems with importing all files to Lightroom since my Macbook was 'healthchecked'!! I get the message 'cannot read files'.
This started with Lightroom 3 - where I have tried to delete the preference file and then recreate - no luck, after alot of other things tried, I then
uninstalled Lightroom 3 and installed a fresh version of Lightroom 4.2 - and the problem still exists.
I suspect it is a configuration problem but am not technical, so I need some non-techie suggestions please, I am getting very very frustrated!!
Can anyone help, please.

Victoria,
Thank you for you reply, it must have been something to do with the
permissions of the folders as I just decided to create a new folder as
the destination folder and that worked!!
So thank you so much, I just now need to organise all the photographs.
Lesley
Original Message----
From: [email protected]
Date: Dec 5, 2012 19:10
To: "Laney_Nordey2"<[email protected]>
Subject: Cannot import any files on Lightroom
4.2
Re: Cannot import any files on Lightroom 4.2 created by Victoria
Bampton in Photoshop Lightroom - View the full discussion
Which folder are you setting as the Destination, for the files to be
imported into?  Does it work if you set it to, say, Desktop? 
That "cannot be read" error message more often means "cannot be
written" (yes, I know, that's stupid!!!), so it's probably a folder
permissions issue.
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