Iphone4 backup restore problem because backup files are all just files

Hi guys I have scoured the sea of articles and comments for this but couldn't make it work.
My iphone 4 was backed up on the macbook - it first couldn't find the files so I had to find them and put the whole backup folder on the desktop so that when I try to restore the iphone via an old backup it could locate it.
However, all the files in the very long named folders have no clickable files for itunes to begin the backup.
If anyone could help that'd be great.
Thanks
Dan

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