Connect to Old Backup from new mac

I recently purchased a new mac book to replace an older one that I had backed up wtih Time Machine/Time Capsule. I need to file an old file that I backed up but my new Time Machine doesn't show any history. How to I get to my old backed up files?

Once you're sure you've got the new Mac set up right, you should probably erase your TM disk before starting to use it for backups of the new one.
The reason is, TM on your new Mac will not delete any of the backups from the old one when it needs space for new backups (and the first backup on the new one will be a full backup). Instead, it will delete your oldest backup of the New Mac.
In essence, the backups from your old Mac are "stranded." You can delete them via the TM interface, but that's one at a time and rather tedious. See item 12 of the Frequently Asked Questions post at the top of this forum.

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