How do I remove a folder stored on my Time Machine to an external HD ?

Hi All,
I have about 300 gig of old photographs on my Time Machine. That I want to cut and paste (move the whole folder completely) onto and external hard drive.......for storage (as my time machine is virtually full).
I thought that I would just be able to "cut and paste"........or something similar. But it won't let me do it. I have tried to drag the folder over to the external hard drive and that also doesn't work.
Any advice/help........greatly appreciated
Regards

I have the time capsule open in finder...............and also the external hard drive open in another window in finder.
If I try to drag the file from the time capsule.......as soon as it goes outside of the finder window and over into the external HD window..........a small circle appears.....(on the file I am dragging)........with a
diagonal slash on it.................like a No entry sign.............but on a diagonal angle.
I can drag the file anywhere else.............onto the desktop etc...........but not into the external hard drive.
I have previously taken files from the external HD and dragged them into the Time Capsule. But it won't let me do it the other way
Regards

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