Cant open files and apps on my external drive

Ive done a back up on my old mac book to an external drive.

I then plug in my external drive ( seagate ) to my new mac book pro and I can see all the files and apps but when i go to open up the apps a box ups come saying " You cant open the application because it is in a time machine backup "

What do I do to open theses apps?

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 30, 2019 5:04 PM

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Apr 8, 2019 7:32 AM in response to page274

How to Restore Your Mac from Time Machine Backup

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Apr 8, 2019 7:28 AM in response to shellybear

Same question. I am just trying to ensure that the backup (to Photos) worked before deleting the contents of Photos from my MacBook air. But when I go into the external hard drive, I am getting the same message as noted above.

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Mar 30, 2019 5:09 PM in response to shellybear

You use the Migration Assistant to restore your data from the backup.

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