Can't see files after restore

Hi,
I have just bought a new MB Pro 13", and did a restore from Time Machine, with a backup from my old MB Pro 17". However, when I go to view documents, music, photos, etc. I can't find any of them (not in the usual locations). The apps are all there, and I am sure the files are there somewhere, as the HD is showing 170GB of usage, which would be music and photos/videos. I have used spotlight to search for file names, and used Get Info for the folders under the HD, but to no avail. Can anyone provide assistance?
Thanks,
N

NozzaL wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for your response, and it was certainly a good idea. However, I have checked the user accounts, and mine is the only one I can see
You don't see any other user accounts on the +System Preferences > Accounts+ window?
When I created my new account on the new MB, I did choose the option to copy from another backup drive
I know this sounds nit-picky, but if you created a new account, that was after the chance to use +Setup Assistant.+ That means you must have used the similar +Migration Assistant+ and have (at least) two user accounts.
Here's what I mean: when your Mac first started up, after the Welcome video and selecting your language, this window appears:
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If you select any of the first three options, you don't create a new account; they're transferred from the other Mac or backups. If you select the last one, you do set up a new account. Then, as it says, you can use the +Migration Assistant+ app to do the same thing, but it can't transfer anything to the account that's logged-on. If you try to, you'll get this window:
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Have you done any backups of the new Mac? If not, your best bet may be to use the +*Browse . . .+* option of the "Star Wars" display to confirm what's on your last backup of the old one. See #17 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum). Make sure the files in question are there.
If everything seems to be ok, create a temporary Admin account, with a name different from any on your backups. Log on to that account and delete all the other accounts and their home folders, via +System Preferences > Accounts.+ Then use +Migration Assistant+ to migrate all the accounts from your backups. See [Using Migration Assistant|http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/Migrate.html]
If not, post back with the results and we'll try something else.

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