Every time I move files on my Macbook Pro it makes a copy!

Please HELP!
I have created one big mess. I put my files on an external hard drive, erased my mbpro hard drive and reinstalled the software. After I moved all my files from my external back to my mbpro, it makes copies of them whenever I move them. I don't mind that it copies them when moving to a different disk or partition, but when I move documents and folders from the desktop to my home folder it gets rather annoying.
I have SL and I have already tried using the Disk Utility to Repair Disk Permissions.
Also, every time I put something in the trash, it asks for my password.
Thank you,
Ryan

The files were moved from the external hard drive to the desktop. From there I moved them to the home folder. It did make copies when I did this, which I'm okay with. My problem is, whenever I move the files anywhere (from home folder to desktop or from folder to folder, etc.), my computer makes a copy. I then have to go in and delete the original file or else I would have two of the same file.
Also when I move the files to the trash, it asks for my password every time.
Furthermore, I cannot change the colors on the Folder Label.
I only have these issues with folders that were created prior to my reinstallation. Otherwise, new folders do not have these problems.

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