Trying to drag Library to ext drive, having issues

I'm trying to drag my Library to a hard drive but I keep getting error message -36 about halfway through. Apparently there is a problem with one of the photos that stops the procedure. I have tried using spotlight to find the photo using the DSC number that appears but no luck. Any ideas how to isolate the bad files and complete the transfer?

hennbot:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. That error is an I/O error so am not sure what would cause it. Check to make sure you have Ownership is turned off on the external like this. Also You might try downloading and runing BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, putting your administartive name in the owner and group sections. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field.
If that doesn't help, try copying the library folder over in batches. First create a folder titled iPhoto Library on the external HD. Then copy the various database files, then the Data folder, the Modified folder, and lastly the Originals folder.
If the message comes with one of the folders, create a new folder in the new library folder with the same name and then copy over each subfolder. That should let you to identify the file. Once you have the file indentified, you can delete it from your library and then drag it over again, deleting the one you used to find the bad file.
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