Can I move files and programs from a backup to a computer without having to restore?

[randomusername]

Is it possible to move my files and programs that I have backed up on a Time Capsule to my computer without having to restore from a backup? I had to get my hard drive replaced on my Macbook (running OS 10.5.7) but on all of my backups "Preview" is missing (was somehow deleted when I installed Gimp). Every time I restore from a backup Preview is gone. Is it possible for me to move all of my files and programs to my MacBook without restoring from a backup? Please tell me as soon as possible. This is very important.

 

[miiles]

You could put the files onto the backup just like it is any other external drive and copy them from there.

 

[randomusername]

You could put the files onto the backup just like it is any other external drive and copy them from there.

But how do I access these Time Machine backups? The computer isn't set up with my account anymore and I don't want to restore from a backup.

 

[BobZune]

It is just an application. You can install Pacifist and use it to extract the preview.app from the OS X installation DVD.

Or see http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1507290 -- the app link still works.