Move back up files from external hard drive without time machine
I had to carry out a full erasure of my macbook pro today as it was not booting. I copied the files via target disk mode using a working laptop and stored them onto an external hard drive.
The problem is that since the files were not saved via time machine, time machine does not recognise them as a back up to restore from.
I'd particularly like to copy the apps and settings to my now working laptop (the general files, I understand, I can just transfer directly in Finder) to avoid having to install everything individually so I am wondering if there is a way to do this?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro 13″