I have three computers backing up onto the same Time Machine.  The Hard drive of one has now failed, and I'd like to restore certain items (principally photographs) to one of the other two computers.  How can I do this?

I have three computers backing up onto the same Time Machine.  The Hard drive of one has now failed, and I'd like to restore certain items (principally photographs) to one of the other two computers.  How can I do this?

"You can also browse the original backup disk for past backups by using "Browse other Time Machine Disks"--to see this choice, hold the Option key then click the Time Machine menu in the Finder (to see the menu, "Show Time Machine status in the menu bar" must be selected in Time Machine preferences."
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