I have to restore my mac after SL installation, no idea what to do

SL upgrade killed my mac but it was revived instore by a genius.
I installed all software from scratch, but some items I need are on my TM back-up.
namely
1. my info on ical
2. itunes info
3. font explorer settings
Actually in general i don't know how to restore settings, preferences from the programs.
i've tried to do it with ical but no luck. (going into TM library, calenders, and selecting the info there to bring back)
4. Also all my documents on TM back up, i copied some across without using TM, but i then read this can corrupt the data. Is this a no-no??
and lastly!
5. what to do now once i am happy with restored mac. do i just continue with TM as is, Or should i make a copy of old back up somewhere (the leopard version) then clean out my back up disk to start fresh with SL TM.
so many questions, i know, this is all pretty new stuff to deal with for me!
thanks

lilfi wrote:
SL upgrade killed my mac but it was revived instore by a genius.
Any idea what was wrong or how it was "revived". All this conjures up for me is, "Paddles...Clear!" "Paddles...Clear!" ... I think we have a heartbeat...
lilfi wrote:
...some items I need are on my TM back-up.
namely
1. my info on ical
2. itunes info
3. font explorer settings
This user tip can help
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6185507 (written for 10.4 but generally the same)
lilfi wrote:
Actually in general i don't know how to restore settings, preferences from the programs.
Preferences may have been part of the initial problem. Don't copy them back, if you don't have to.
lilfi wrote:
4. Also all my documents on TM back up, i copied some across without using TM, but i then read >this can corrupt the data. Is this a no-no??
Yes, it is a no-no. That's because TM is a series of aliases and only the files that have been changed since the last TM backup are copied. I have done this with some luck, but it's not recommended.
lilfi wrote:
and lastly!
5. what to do now once i am happy with restored mac. do i just continue with TM as is, Or should i make a copy of old back up somewhere (the leopard version) then clean out my back up disk to start fresh with SL TM.
Start a fresh TM as TM will not recognize the restored system and what is stored on TM now may be corrupt. Another option would be to do a complete TM restore from a date prior to the problem and then upgrade to 10.6.1.
-mj

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