How to transfer files from macbook air to external harddrive?

1) i really wan't to copy all my files(videos, pictures, music, documents,etc)from macbokk air to my buffalo external harddrive but i don't know how?..can you please help me..
2) my brother use different apple id that we can't access anymore, maybe after transfering all my files i can re-format my mac but also i don't know how....
hope you can help me coz i can't transfer my files from my ipadmini and my iphone5 to my mac..

go to DISK UTILITY and verify what it says your HD is formatted as under the "ERASE" tab
HFS+ above is the "mac format"
Format (erase) it in "mac osx Extended journaled"
Finder > Go >  Utilities > DISK UTILITY
see from mine below, HD on left selected,   .......ERASE tab highlighted.... and middle right roughly, it says "MAC OSX EXTENDED JOURNALED"
thats the format,  but yours may be different of course
bottom right ERASE tab lets you erase/ FORMAT your external as you like (remember this erases all data ON THE HD!)
highlighted in RED   Erase.......format (middle) ...........erase ACTION to Erase/Format (bottom)
If you dont want / need to format your Buffalo box go to #2 >
#2   To show HD on desktop
go into FINDER at top then PREFERENCES  then GENERAL tab
then check "hard disks" and "external disks"
AFTER THIS YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP FILES AS YOU LIKE 
Or you can use your buffalo as a Time Machine backup.
my brother use different apple id that we can't access anymore, maybe after transfering all my files i can re-format my mac but also i don't know how....
http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/

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