PC Folders to MacBook

Hello..
I am new to this Mac system... I have been a Windows guy for as long as I can remember.. The last Apple product I has was a Macintosh... So I am have a bit of issues with this and really debating about returning it back to the store and just going with a PC.. The main reasons for my purchase was looks and battery life as you cannot get either the battery life or sleek look from any PC's out there currently.. Now playing with the OS I have found things I like and then there are things I don't like so hopefully this can be solved if not then off to the store I go...
I was trying to bring files from my PC to the Mac... I have everything in folders and when I hooked my external up to the mac it read the harddrive no problem.. The problem was when I tried to drag the folders (or even open them on my harddrive) the mac will not open then.. I know programs and such are not compatible but come on the thing can't even open up a simple folder.. I find this very frustrating because if I want to share things from a friends computer then I would have to make sure that they are not in folders this is a little frustrating.
Any help on this or am I stuck with having to take everything out of folders and putting the individual files on the external to bring them to the Mac?... I find this to be very inconvenient. Say my songs for instance are all seperate into different folders depending on the type of music.. So now I would have transfer all those files separating each time from my harddrive to the mac because if I put all my songs together on the harddrive I would be lost as to folders the songs belong to.. Any suggestions??
Do I have too much computer for what I need.. As much as I like the Mac the price was over $2500.. All I do is Web surfing, check email, listen to music and watch movies... Not much more.. I mean $2500 compared to say a PC for $500-1000 that is comparable specs or even better specs... I know this is a APPLE forum not PC so I won't get much as for this part..
Thanks

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
It sounds like you've copied the files and folders across but the permissions aren't right for you to now open them - run Disc Utility and Repair Permissions on the hard drive. If they haven't copied across OK then perhaps that drive is a format the Mac cannot read ?
The files themselves inside the folders must be formats the Mac can read so are they things like Word, Excel etc. and have you got those programs for Mac installed ?
I run Mac's and PC's on the same network and regularly move files and folders back and forth between then without any problems - all you have to look out for are some characters in filenames that don't work across both systems basically ... Samba file sharing works great and if you are using FAT32 format on your PC then the Mac can read and write all file types with ease.

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