With version 10 of True image, you can either image a whole drive, selected files, or program settings.  While, in my opinion, some of this is just fluff, I tend to go with just doing the drive images, then, if needed, just mount the image, then copy the files I need.  The screen shots and description here refer to version 10 of True Image.   Earlier versions are similar in what to do.  In later versions, you will find the mount image item in the menus at the top of the screen.

First, mounting an image refers to having the computer add a drive, which is the image you created the last time you did a backup, and allowing you to see inside the image for the purpose of verifying files are there, or for copying them to the C drive.  What the program does, is make the image the next drive in succession.  So, if you have a DVD drive which is drive D, then it will mount the image as drive E.  You can then use Windows Explorer, or any program for that matter, to access drive E to look or copy files located there.

So, let's get started,  Start True Image, then click on Explore and Validate Backup Archives.

Next, click on Mount Image.

Click Next on the wizard welcome screen, then scroll down the directory list to the directory where your image is stored, then click on the first file in the image, then click Next.

Either click Next on the drive selection screen or select a different drive letter, then click Next.

For most purposes, you will just mount in Read Only mode since you only want to look at or copy files from the image.

When you click Proceed, it will mount the image, then you can access it with Windows Explorer, or any Windows program.  Your computer will be a little different than the examples above.  For example, the drive letter which will be assigned to the mounted drive in the example above is Drive I.  Your drive letter will probably be different.  All you need to keep in mind is, whatever drive letter it assigns, is the drive letter you will use in your program or in Windows Explorer when you look into the image.

Make sure, when you're done, go back to True Image, and Unmount the drive.