Macbook air time machine files locked

Hi all, I have just changed form an iMac to a Macbook Air and used a My Passport Air to back up all of my data from the iMac. When I put the drive onto the laptop initially it worked and I could view all of the files no problem. However, my husband has since clicked the buttons for Time Machine to go ahead and do whatever it does and it has now locked any files that are in the 'other user' files from the iMac. So on the iMac there was a user account for him, me, guest and shared. Mine and the guest files have a no entry symbol and say I do not have permission to access these files.......HELP!
Thanks in advance!

johnt2626 wrote:
When I open the actual drive I can see a "Back-ups" folder for the iMac but only an image for the MacBook.
Are you backing up the MBA to the drive via a wireless (afp:) connection to the iMac?
If so, then it's correct that you see an image for the MBA Time Machine. If you open the image you will see a "Back-ups" folder.
Does the Back-up appear to be completing to quickly? (I've had this problem a few times).
You can 'force' a deep traversal by starting the MBA in Safe Mode (hold the shift key while booting), then shutting down and re-starting the MBA and then starting Time Machine.

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