Time capsule backups say I don't have access privileges

I just reinstalled operating system on my macbook pro. Went to Time Capsule and found that all of my documents were not available to restore. Applications seem to be fine, but I went into the backups and found the documents with little red circles (with minus signs) in the bottom. When I click on them, it says I do not have sufficient access privileges. I have brought the files in using the gear in Leapord to restore them... putting them on my desktop, but they still appear with the little red circle and it still says I don't have access privileges. Is there any way to access the files? Pretty desperate here... it's all my work and I thought the were backed up by my time capsule.

Wow. That sure is a lot of geek for an average user. Since posting my original question, I did poke around (in a terminal window) and found that pesky invisible file. I didn't think of changing permissions, I simply moved it to a different, temporary location. Time Machine worked after that, and it created a new invisible file of the same name, so I just deleted the original file that I'd moved.
I have another followup question so stay tuned to this topic!

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