How do I transfer from HD to Imac

How do I a technically challenged person, transfer data from my portable HD to my imac?

Hi, Stephen -
If these are documents (word processing files, graphic files, spreadsheets, etc.), all you need to do is drag them from the portable drive to the iMac's hard drive.
To do that -
Connect the portable hard drive. It's icon should appear on the desktop after a few seconds. Double-click that icon to open the drive's window.
Locate the file you want on that drive, then click on it and drag it out of that window and onto the desktop, then let go. A copy of it should appear on the desktop.
You can also drop it into the icon for your hard drive if you'd rather the copy appear there.
Repeat as needed to get all the files copied to the iMac.
Note - you can move a group of files, or folders full of files, the same way... drag and drop.
If you have many files to copy, it may be convenient to first make a new folder on the desktop, then use that folder as the target destination for the copies.

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