How to get the files from Time Capsule

Hi everyone. I have a old model of Time Capsule which is never used before. I just have finished the setup and now the Time Machine is doing backup. May I know that after the backup is done, how can I get the files (e.g. photos, mp3, video...) from the Time Capsule or Time Machine?
Thanks for you help.

You can use Time Machine, the Migration Assistant, or the Setup Assistant to restore data from it.
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Drag and drop is not the way to go. Run Migration Assistant, found in your Applications/Utilities folder on the Macbook Pro. Follow prompts to recover information from a Time Machine backup, and point it to the Time Capsule.
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Hello there, AngryMario.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up how to restore mailboxes and content using Time Machine:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11713
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Then it will delete the weekly backups when it is running low on space. The monthly backups remain.
Then it will delete the odlest backups when it is running low on space.
But because of the convoluted way its internal pointer system works, it will never delete the only backup copy of a current file -- there will still be a copy on the Backup as long as there is still an original file in place on your drive.
So I think your assertion that it deletes your stuff without asking you is an exaggeration. It is not nearly so dire as you are saying.

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