Copying folders from time machine back up to other Mac

Hi,
I used Time Machine to back up my laptop (running Leopard) on a portable drive. I would like to copy a folder (containing hundreds of files) from the Latest Backup to a different mac (running Tiger). When I copy the folder, all that appears is an alias (indicated by an arrow in the bottom right corner). I tried holding down the option key while copying, no luck, the copied folder is still an alias. Any suggestions on how to get an actual copy and not an alias? (I cannot copy the individual files over, that would work, there are too many). Thanks

annalisac wrote:
Since this folder contains data that get updated daily and is used by a common software on both computers, I was hoping not to have to manually copy that folder every day on the external drive, but simply to retrieve it from the Time Machine back up. Thanks for letting me know.
you can use different software for backing up this folder. CCCloner can do it although it's not very suitable for backing up single folders. or try Chronosync.

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