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On 2017-02-11 17:17:11 +0000, nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) said:

> Opinions differ. Davoud finds Time Machine's interface clumsy, and so do I.

I did not say anything to the contrary.  Just that it is not required.  
Drag and Drop is my preferred method.

> A few minutes spent using Finder (instead of TM) to make copies of
> items from a Time Machine backup demonstrates that this method does not
> correctly preserve the ownership of the items.

If you are copying files that are not owned by you from any backup, 
ownership is not preserved unless you have the appropriate privileges.

A.