HT4796 Migration Assistant SO NOT HELPFUL

I cannot access the files I transferred using Migration Assistant.  I see the folder that got created during the process but the darned red circle with the "-" is there on every folder no  matter what I do.  I have given my main Mac ID Read & Write privileges.  I have tried to drag and drop the PC folder into my Mac folder.  Nothing is working.  I really thought Apple would have a simple and streamlined process.  This is NOT intuitive at all.  NONE of the Apple help links are helpful.  They explain how to use Migration Assistant but not how the heck to find the data once transferred.  Very frustrated new iMac owner.  Please advise.

First thing to try is on the new machine that you transferred the files to, open your Applications folder, then the Utilities folder within it, and find Disk Utility.  Open Disk Utiltiy and Repair Permissions.

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4796

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