Can I use the timemachine backup from my desktop on my laptop

ok - I have installed Maverick on my laptop and am not happy with it
I  transfer files to my laptop from my desktop when I travel - (including email - by copying the Mail folder from desktop to laptop)
Given that Mavericks has deleted all the emails from my laptop (including important ones I didn't have a copy of grrrr) I don't think thsi simple way of copying will work anymore
I now just want my Latop to be a mirror of my desktop (with less files as the hard drive on the laptop is smaller)
so - can I do a Comand R restart on the laptop and go ahead and back up from the desktops timemachine backup (which is running osx 10.8.5)

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