Toshiba hard drive locked

Go to the top level of the external drive. The icon showing on the desktop in Finder. Your image looks like you got info on a file.

By the way, that file has a risky name. File names starting with a dot usually result in the file being invisible in Finder.

It looks like it is still configured as an active Time Machine backup. I am relatively new to Time Machine but I suspect if it is the active destination certain features will be disabled. Try turning off Time Machine.

It's a bit late in saying this but Time Machine is not part of Tiger, the forum in which you posted. It would have been better to post in the forum for the system you are using. You'd get faster responses from a larger audience. 😉 Are you still using OSX 10.7.5? If you are I can request this topic be relocated there.

I have requested the topic be relocated.

That drive has the Time Machine icon and so there is something about it that is preventing you from getting that option. I tried getting information about my main boot drive and it did not show that option either so it doesn't do it for critical function drives. You may have to turn off Time Machine completely in system preferences but you will pardon me if I don't see to what extent you have to do it by trying it out on my computer. 🙂

It's still the same thread. Nothing to be concerned about. It is now in the El Capitan forum.

Open Marika HD and look for a Backups.backupd folder. If it is there, that is why you cannot ignore ownership.

Are you certain you are not using that drive as a Time Machine backup? If it is not, delete the Backups.backupd folder from that drive.

Ok then, where are the backups you are trying to access and what format are they stored?

Are they Time Machine backups or just copies from the old laptop?

Your screenshot shows that Time Machine is now actively backing up to Marika HD (though the last backup was last year).

Previously, when you said that you had accessed the folders, but they were locked, where did you locate those folders?

In the Backups.backupd folder or in some other folders on the disk?

Hold down the Option key and select the Time Machine menu. You should find an option to Browse other Time Machine backups. Select that option and see if you can get to the files you need to restore.

There's a little bit more info, here: http://pondini.org/TM/17.html

My guess is your User ID is not the same in this current setup as it was in the old.

Give this a try: http://pondini.org/TM/E10.html

When they suggest you click on an item and Get Info, do that on the locked folders and try to restore that whole folder to the new "Temp" location.

If that doesn't work, follow the Last Resort instructions which will set your current user as the owner of the old backup files.

Re: Files in other user account are restricted to admin account...

What happens if you get info on the external drive and at the bottom click "ignore ownership"?