Restore old iCal while keeping new iCal?

Somehow the option to delete old events (after 700+ days) was turned on in iCal and I've lost years of events. I have a backup via Time Machine that should contain the older version. My concern is restoring iCal and losing the newer events. Is there a way to get back the old events without losing the new ones?

Time Machine restore worked. I have some duplicates but I didn't lose anything.

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Martijn wrote:
My MacBook was stolen recently, but fortunately I still have a Time Machine backup. I can't afford to buy another macbook now, but a friend allowed me to create a user account and use her MacBook regularly while I'm MacBookless.
Thanks to MobileMe I have my Address Book, iCal and Safari bookmarks just as I had them on my own MacBook.
I was wondering though: is it possible - using my Time Machine backup - to restore just my own user account, while leaving her user account untouched?
yes. use Migration Assistant (it's in /Applications/Utilities) and migrate your account only.
If this is possible, can I exclude some data? The iTunes and iPhoto library for example, I don't want to use too much of het HD space...
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