None of my purchased applications on hard drive after time machine restore

Hi,
My hard disk wiped out. I restored from my last backup using time machine, but now, all the applications I added to the basic package (eg handbrake, sibelius, MS office etc) have disappeared. I search and can't find them anywhere. When I look back at my previous time machine backups, I can't see an applications folder at all.
Anyone got any ideas?- Have I messed this one up? Many thanks in advance.

Did you exclude the Applications folder from backup in Time Machine's preferences? If so, it was never backed up.

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