How do I remove information I put on my new Mac via an external hard drive?

I got a new Mac (Mountain Lion). I'd been backing up my older Mac with an external HD. I used this same HD to transfer my info to the new Mac. Now it looks like I have 2 different user accounts. While I was in the user account that has the information from the external HD I did a system restore but it didn't seem to do anything. How can I remove the information from the external HD that I put on my new Mac???

According to the SONOS site is should just play your music that is in iTunes. Do you have the SONOS system already? Does it see and play your iTunes music.
If so just insert a CD into your system and import the music into iTunes. That should do it.
Before you do this to all 500 CD's I'd so it to one or two and make sure SONOS plays the tracks and they sound OK.
Post back if you have any other questions.
regards

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