recover files from time machine backup using mint

[TravelingMan]

Hi, I see this question a fair bit on google search, but I can't seem to make the answers work for me. Hoping someone here can help.
I have an old backup done from Mac time machine, and now don't own a mac at all. I want to get my pictures in particular off it onto linux.

There is a hint here that I have been trying http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?s ... 3213342356 but I get stuck at this command

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cd /media/Time Machine/.HFS+ Private Directory Data

I can see the Private folder but not 'Directory" or 'Data' and the output is 'no such directory .

this is what I have been running

cd '/media/douglas/My Backup/Backups.backupdb/Douglas’s iMac/Latest/Macintosh HD/Users/Home1'

douglas@douglas-Latitude-E6520 /media/douglas/My Backup/Backups.backupdb/Douglas
’s iMac/Latest/Macintosh HD/Users/Home1 $ ls -l

total 1928
-r--r--r-- 1645496 1756985 1754578 0 Jan 30 2015 Apple Stuff
-rwxrwxrwx 29 502 dialout 1972680 Feb 14 2014 Dell monitor user manual.pdf
-r--r--r-- 1741286 root 1754580 0 Jan 30 2015 Desktop
-r--r--r-- 1721175 1757014 1754581 0 Jan 30 2015 Documents
-r--r--r-- 1721189 1757015 1754582 0 Jan 30 2015 Downloads
-r--r--r-- 1736414 root 1754583 0 Jan 30 2015 Dropbox
drwx------ 1 502 dialout 51 Mar 24 2015 Library
-r--r--r-- 1727063 1758380 1755492 0 Jan 30 2015 Movies
-r--r--r-- 1727079 root 1755493 0 Jan 30 2015 Music
-r--r--r-- 1727386 1758404 1755494 0 Jan 30 2015 Pictures
-r--r--r-- 1657487 1758405 1755495 0 Jan 30 2015 Public
-r--r--r-- 657469 1758406 1755496 0 Jan 30 2015 Resumes
-r--r--r-- 657517 1758407 1755497 0 Jan 30 2015 Retirement stuff
-r--r--r-- 1657495 1758408 1755498 0 Jan 30 2015 Videos

So the directory I want initially is 1727386

entering
cd '/media/douglas/My Backup/.HFS+ Private Directory Data'
bash: cd: /media/douglas/My Backup/.HFS+ Private Directory Data: No such file or directory

I have tried going deeper into the structure and same result no such file or directory.

Can anyone tell me how to resolve this please.

TIA

[Flemur]

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ac/Latest/Macintosh HD/Users/Home1 $ ls -l
total 1928
-r--r--r-- 1645496 1756985 1754578 0 Jan 30 2015 Apple Stuff
...
-r--r--r-- 1727386 1758404 1755494 0 Jan 30 2015 Pictures

So the directory I want initially is 1727386
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cd '/media/douglas/My Backup/.HFS+ Private Directory Data'

Why are you doing that last "cd /media..." ?

From your location where you did the "ls -l", to get to "Pictures", do "cd Pictures" - unless there's some trick about hfs or something.