Permission Problem on Backed up files

I have recently moved from an Macbook Pro to an Imac late 2009 running Mountain Lion.
All my previous files were backed up in an external hd.
Now I'm trying to access a few files that are in the HD but a lot of folders are blockes saying :
"The folder “Downloads” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents."
Any idea why this is happening?
Thanks
Veronica

First make sure you have read & write access to the folder you're trying to restore to. You should be able to see its contents in the Finder, and to move files in and out of it.
The following is an exception to the rule that you should never make any changes to backup data. I've tested this procedure in OS X 10.8 only. I don't know whether it works in earlier versions of OS X. Use this procedure only for files that were backed up from your home folder, or a folder on another volume created by you, and would normally be writable by you. Do not touch backups of system or application files.
In the Finder (not in the time-travel view), navigate to the backup volume, then to the folder named "Backups.backupdb", and then to the snapshot you want to restore from. The snapshots are folders labeled with the date when they were created. Inside each of those folders is a file hierarchy like the one on the volume that was backed up. Descend through the hierarchy until you come to a folder named "Users," and inside that, a folder with your user name. The procedure will be different if you're trying to restore files on another volume.
Select the folder and open the Info dialog (command-I). Click the padlock icon in the lower right corner of the window and authenticate. In the Sharing & Permissions section, give your account Read & Write access. You may have to close the dialog and repeat this step in order for the change to show up. Then click the gear icon and select Apply to Enclosed Items from the popup menu.
Try the restore operation again, in the time-travel interface.

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