moved server problems moving some files

[Quinn]

My problem was some of the files from the clean install on the public server had a different owner and would not let an overwrite or be deleted! I used ftp to upload all the clean files but when I tried to overwrite with the populated files they wouldn't copy over because I wasn't the owner!
Looking at the files some files have server ownership! most files are 506 503 but all files in /users/ (xml files) are 99 99 as is index.xml in pages and all files in /other/
had to get the server guys to change ownership, then as soon as I uploaded the files that wouldn't upload first time they uploaded fine but they also have 99 99 and cannot be changed or deleted except by server again! I tried to change the password of a user in admin everything seems fine, no error but the changes are not saved, same for index page, it will not save changes.
On the home server all files have same owner.
I've had everything deleted again and await your excellent guidance!
Quinn

however some files will not move

Quinn,

I do not understand completely what you mean with "not moving"?

did you install at the other server? After that you could delete the data-folder and upload the data-folder from the local installation

I do this mostly that way:
I copy the data folder
open all files in editor (WIN: notepad++) and search/replace old URL by new URL
then I upload the data-folder to the new destination

this always worked at my place ... so what is your problem exactly?
what is the server-health-check saying?