I can't restore photos from my external drive

I can't get my files (e.g. iphoto library) from my WD external hard drive onto my macbook pro.  I wanted to transfer some of the files from my old imac (because I think the hard drive is about to die and I took it in to get it fixed) to my relatively new macbook.  I disconnected the external hard drive from the old mac and connected it to the macbook and used the migration assistant.  It didn't work.  I then tried to import photos, but this didn't work..."preparing to import" never changed over many hours.  I did find the individual file location on the external hard drive, but I don't have "permission" to open the folder and it does not give me the option of giving the password.  Please help!

To move and iPhoto Library from the external, simply drag it to your disk.
Never try import one Library to another. It's a mess.
Regards
TD

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