Transfer data from backup disc via time machine

Have new macbook and want to upload files etc from my Time Machine back up disc off previous macbook, If i plug the back up drive into new machine will i be asked to copy over or will the new machine ask to use as Time Machine backup wiping out existing files.
Thanks

celeron wrote:
Have new macbook and want to upload files etc from my Time Machine back up disc off previous macbook, If i plug the back up drive into new machine will i be asked to copy over or will the new machine ask to use as Time Machine backup wiping out existing files.
TM won't try to do a new backup or delete old ones unless you select the drive and turn TM on. Don't do that yet.
You probably want to use Migration Assistant, in your Applications/Utilities folder. It gives you the options of transferring various things, but you can't pick, for example, only certain 3rd-party applications.
To transfer individual files or folders, hold down the Option key while selecting the TM icon in your menubar. That will change +Enter Time Machine+ to +Browse Other Time Machine Disks,+ and you can see the backups from the old Mac there, and restore them selectively in the usual fashion.
If your old Mac was a PPC model, be very careful transferring things that may not be compatible with an Intel Mac.
Once you have your new Mac the way you want it, your best bet is to erase the TM drive via Disk Utility (also in Applications/Utilities) and start backing-up the new one fresh. If you leave the backups from the old Mac there, not only will they take up a lot of space, but they'll never be deleted automatically by TM.

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