New Mavericks MB Pro - Mountain Lion Backup

Six months ago, I took a Time Machine backup of my old, Mountain Lion Mac and then sold it to someone. I'm about to buy a new 13" MB Pro which will come with Mavericks installed already.
I cannot find any tips or suggestions on whether or not I can restore that 6 month old Mountain Lion Time Machine backup onto the new, clean Mavericks MBPro. Any thoughts, suggestions, tips?

No, you cannot restore the whole backup as the new computer does not run Mountain Lion. What you can restore are your data files (what's usually in the /Home folder.) But you do need to be careful what you restore from the /Home/Library/ folder. Only copy folders specifically used by your third-party software.
If you use Migration or Setup Assistant to restore then limit that to the /Home/ folder, third-party applications and support files, and system prefs. Preferable to use the Setup Assistant.

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