TM error:  can't be modified or deleted because it's required by Mac OS X.

I found the TM didn't restore 2 folders which are most important after I reinstall my OS.
namely, the "applications" and "user" folders.
which appeared the "xxxx" can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by Mac OS X error message.
therefore, all my past applications are not restored after the reinstallation.
what happened?

it's strange that those things were not transferred in the first place. they should have. this might indicated that there is a problem with your backup. when you are attempting to restore applications by hand don't restore the whole Applications folder. the message you got indicates that this is what you were doing. restore only the apps themselves. also, you can do it ONLY with applications that were installed by drag and drop into the Applications folder. if an application was installed using an installer you can not restore it this way and should reinstall it from scratch.
what exactly in the user folder are you trying to restore? some folders in your home directory are protected by deny delete ACLs and can not be restored like this. this includes your whole home directory, and all the default folders on it's top level. but you can restore files and folders inside those and any files and folders you created yourself.

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