Insufficient priviledges to access backup files ... ? Cannot migrate data

Need help. I have a WD 320 gig drive with (3) Partitions:
1. Mac OS File system
2. Mac OS File system
3. MS DOS file system
I am trying to migrate the files and dir's on this drive to another, but am unable to. History:
The drive was used as a USB/FW backup. Time machine can access and write to the Mac partitions. The drive has been backed up both via FW/USB and Airport disk. Drive is now filling up and I cannot access the backup files (dir's) to copy them: " Sorry, you do not have sufficient access priviledges..."
If I disconnect and try to migrate the files manually via FW or USB - I get a similar error. Windows is visible both online and off. What gives ? Is this a result of Airport disk ? Time Machine ? or both ?
I used to be able to migrate files on and off just fine. By only recourse will be to partition and erase it seems. Need any help ......thanks

airport disk TM backups are stored differently from backups to directly attached drives. remote backups are stored inside a sparse bundle. you can simply copy the sparse bundle to a new location. backups to directly attached drives do not use sparse bundles. they can not be migrated by hand. if you need to migrate them you'll have to clone the partition they are currently on. use CCCloner or Superduper for that.

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