G Drive; Time machine won't download old files

Hello
I had my Macbook Pro in to get fixed around September last year. I had backed up all my files successfully on my G Drive Slim. When I received my Mac Book back it was all updated and when I went into Time Machine with my G Drive and tried to access all of my old files the times were in pink and dull. I was not able to click on anything or use migration to get them back. I would just like to get my music and pictures back. If anyone has any suggestions or could help me out that would be great!

While in Time Machine, press the key combination shift-command-C. The front window will show all mounted volumes. All snapshots should now be accessible. Select the one you want and navigate to the files you want to restore.

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