Could not be opened because you do not have sufficient access privileges

Hi, I just finished backing up my music onto my external HDD as per the 'Manual backup' instructions seen here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1553
The problem is, when I logged back into my main user account to disable the root user and check if my data had been copied properly before I deleted it, one of the music folders copied (the main 'Music' folder) wouldn't open, and now a message pops up every time I try to open it. "The folder "Music" could not be opened because you do not have sufficient access privileges."
The other files and folders copied are fine, it's just this one folder.
Should I log back in as the root user and delete it and try again, or is there something else I can do?
Thanks!

Hi, try doing a Get Info on it in the Finder, then near the bottom, unlock the Lock & change the owner to you Read & Write.

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