Recovering data from partial time machine backup

I bought an external hd to backup my macbook using time machine. During the initial backup with time machine the computer froze. I took it to the apple store and they said the hd crashed, so they replaced it.
i had the external hd with me and they showed me how to find the files in the backups folder (using Show Package Contents) and said that I could drag and drop to restore any files i wanted.
when i got home, i tried to copy the files from the .inprogress backup and i got error code 1426. i've tried to use migration assistant, but it doesn't recognize a partial backup. i've tried repairing the disk with disk utility. i know the files i want are there and i can even use them (i can, for example, run ms word from within the .inprogress backup file), but i can't free them from this external hd.
any advice would be greatly appreciated

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