Mavericks wont install

As many others, i get following message:
The thing is, I've already tried what people said in here. I have a backup on an external drive. I found the backups.backupdb folder on that and deleted it, but that obviously didn't help. Now i've created a new backup. I couldn't find the folder anywhere on my computer. I don't know what people mean when they say "it's in the root of the drive" or "it's in the top level of the volume". What volume? It's not listed to the left in finder, it's not a folder in my user folder. It's not in library (when i hold option key). I even tried to go into the time machine page of preferences and search for other disks - a lot of invisible stuff got visible, but not the folder im looking for.
My version of Macbook Pro is late 2010. Now once my harddisk broke and i got a new one and installed everything on, and it works perfectly - i don't know if it can be related to that. I don't think it is.
Where is the root of the drive and how do i find it in finder?

Hi zaparad,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If your Mavericks installation did not complete, first try booting your MacBook Air into Safe Mode:
Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564
Safe Mode is a way to start up your Mac that performs certain checks and prevents certain software from automatically loading or opening.
To start up into Safe Mode (to Safe Boot), follow these steps.
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key.
The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple logo and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
After the logo appears, you should see a progress bar during startup. This indicates that your computer is performing a directory check as part of Safe Mode.
Be sure to connect your MacBook Air to the power adapter while doing this check. 
Best Regards,
Jeremy

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