I did it. It was just a round about way and I can't even tell you what I did. But I found the stickiedatabase (difficult to read) but found the info I needed. I clicked restore but it didn't restore or even ask if I wanted to replace the old one. Oh well.
I hope i never have to find anything else in the Time Machine as I just don't get it.
Thanks for all your help, everyone.
Rita
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