Recovering data backed up from a diferent computer

I have been running a X200 for over a year now, backing up using Rescue & Recovery to a external USB drive.
2 Weeks ago my system crashed.
I had another X200 of the same configuration sitting in storage.
I got it up ang going with the same OS as the one that failed.
All I want to do is recover a few files from the backup usb drive but R&R doesn't dsee the backup.
How do I get at the drive to recover my data?
Gerald

Hi swimstc, and a warm welcome to the forums!
I'd get EasyFind...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11076
Search that drive for addressbook, folders only, that should get you to something like...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Application Support/AddressBook
If perchance they could n't recover the folder, but just the files, her's the list of what is in mine...
LastImport.plist
Images
AddressBook.data.previous
AddressBook.data.beforesave
AddressBook.data
ABPerson.skIndexInverted
ABPerson.skIndex
.skIndex.ABPerson.lockN
.import.lockN
.database.lockN
You could search for Files only of those names.
AddressBook.data is the biggie.

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