How to copy a file from a folder on macbook pro

ive been trying to copy a file (a video file) from my finder to my external hard drive, drag it and stuff, but i keep getting this forbidden sign.
i'd love to get some help.
thanks.

Hi,
Normally this happens if the hard drive is either formatted in an incompatible format (like NTFS which is read only) or if you do not have permissions to write to the hard drive.
You can check the format in disk utility by selecting the external hard drive partition in the left and then down the bottom it will show the format. It should either be Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or MS-DOS FAT. If it is not you will need to erase the drive to format it.
You can check the drive permissions by right clicking (control clicking) the icon for the external hard drive, and selecting "Get Info". down the bottom in sharing and permissions, check the box that says "Ignore Ownership"
Hope this helps.

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