How to retrieve stickies in time machine

i lost an old stickie and tried to find it using my time machine, without luck. how should i look for it? lilian

redlev wrote:
some one else used my mac
Next time, either give them a user account, or have them sign on to the Guest account!
i found the stickies database and clicked 'restore' but did not get the chance to chose an alternate location
It doesn't ask; the Restore button puts things back where they were saved from, if it can. You have to select the item you want and click the "gear" icon in the toolbar (or right-click on Snow Leopard), to get the option.
so i kept both. what i see is probably only the cryptic formatting information. how do i 'translate' this to a readable sticky?
I think all you can do is locate and copy the text. If you look at it with Text Edit, most of the formatting is underlined in red, so you may be able to pick out what you're looking for.

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