"Permission to access" error messages when coping folders

When I try to drag my Home directory to another drive to keep a backup copy, I get the no "Permission to access" error message on various programs. "Get Info" has the option of making me the owner but it is grayed out on any of those programs I can't copy. It's my computer and I have the only account and I'm the administrator. Why can't I get access to copy my files? I've followed other strings on this topic but none of them appear the exact same problem. I am trying drag my home directory to an external drive for back up. My new IMAC i7 has a bad internal 1T drive and I'm trying to get everything off it before the local Apple Store replaces the drive in a couple of days (when they get the replacement drive). I do use Time Machine but still want to make another copy of my Home drive. Any help on how to get around this problem would be appreciated.

If you wish to make a separate backup of your Home folder or even a bootable backup of your system drive, then do it properly - NO drag and drop. Use a backup utility that knows how to protect the file permissions assigned to everything you backup. See:
Backup Software Recommendations
Backuplist
Carbon Copy Cloner
Data Backup
Deja Vu
iBackup
JaBack
Silver Keeper
MimMac
Retrospect
Super Flexible File Synchronizer
SuperDuper!
Synchronize Pro! X
SyncTwoFolders
Synk Pro
Synk Standard
Tri-Backup
Others may be found at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.
All of the above may be used to backup individual files, folders, or the entire drive. Backups may also be scheduled so you can backup regularly and automatically. Backup should be done to a partition on a backup drive that will be dedicated for the backup. Preferably a single hard drive.

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