Help! -Transferring content problem - Macbook to External Drive

Hello,
I am trying to transfer and backup my entire user account content from my macbook pro to my external drive.  However it wont allow me to do it and comes up with the message:
'The operation can't be completed because you dont have permission to access some of the  items'
Please can you tell me what is wrong here and how to sort this.  Is there a way to see which items specifically I do not have permission to?  I am transfering a whole lot of content with great quantities of pics and videos.
thanks
Ste

Just exactly how are you trying ti do the transfer...?
Have you considered using something like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner, so that you can have a Bootable backup...?
SuperDuper  http://www.shirt-pocket.com/
CCC   http://www.bombich.com/

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