Time machine backup from 1TB iMac to 512GB MacBook Pro

Hi all,
I sold my iMac now a few months ago and been hanging out for the new one, but just about to be pursuaded to buy a 512GB MacBook Pro.
My only problem is that we did a Time Machine back up on the old computer, and afraid I won't be able to access that given the space limitations. Is there anyay to only back up part of the items from Time Machine?
Cheers,
El

YGWPhotos wrote:
Is there anyay to only back up part of the items from Time Machine?
You mean restoring only parts? Yes, with the Migration Assistant you can select categories of data. E.g., you may want to leave apps and other data off and install or copy them manually.
However, it's probably not apps using up that much space, but data such as videos, music, images. So, you want to restore them manually, I guess, ideally with Time Machine.

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