URGENT! Accidentally restore default settings

hi
a friend accidentally clicked something somewhere which reset my user settings to default! when i restarted, i lost my background, dock, mail, safari bookmarks, menu bar settings, keychain access etc.
any idea how to restore my user settings? most files are still around but there r just not surfacing.

Entire Library folder was moved.

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URGENT! Accidentally restore default settings - loss of mail

Hi,
my user settings has been reset. as a result, my mail is back to default! But i still have my mail stored in library. how to i retore my mail boxes and all my mail?
urgent help needed.

take a look at this<thread </a> regarding how to import. You should point the import window to the home/library/Mail folder.
However - if you enter your email account details - just as they were before - Mail usually re-discovers the 'missing' mail without needing to use import.

My IPOD Touch initially had a white screen. I tried correcting this by restoring default settings via ITunes. The Restore Failed with error 1602 and now the IPOD touch is completely dead. It will not power on or respond when I plug it into my PC via USB

My IPOD Touch initially had a white screen. I tried correcting this by restoring default settings via ITunes. The Restore Failed with error 1602 and now the IPOD touch is completely dead. It will not power on or respond when I plug it into my PC via USB. I get an error on my PC stating that device attached to USB port is not recognizable. Can anyone help?

Error 1602: Try the following steps to resolve this error:
Ensure proper USB isolation troubleshooting has been performed, and test with a known-good cable.
Follow the steps listed for Error 1604.
This error may be resolved by disabling, deactivating, or uninstalling third-party security, antivirus, and firewall software. See steps in this article for details on troubleshooting security software.
Above from:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694

My Time Capsule has stopped working. Restoring default settings does not work.

I have a 2TB Time Capsule (Model No. A1409). I think that it is approximately 20 months old. It has been working very well until around two months ago, when it began to display the flashing amber light. At that time I performed a hard reset, restoring the default settings. This worked and the capsule continued backing up perfectly for a further three weeks. However, about three weeks back the flashing amber light returned. As I have been busy elsewhere I was not able to attend to this untl recently. It does not seem to matter how many times I reset the device, I cannot return it to a working state.
The capsule has previously been set up to connect to the internet through my existing broadband service. As such, it was initially set up and subsequently restored wirelessly. I no longer seem to be able to achieve this. Has anybody else experienced similar difficulties and if so, were you able to remedy it.
Grateful for any advice. I feel another trip to the Genius Bar coming on.

Yeah absolutely - no problem.
I had the same thing happen where I did a restore on my personal TimeCapsule (TC),
and when I updated the device after installing it, it for some reason set the TC into bridged mode shutting off DHCP/NAT service.
Which means, that it doesn't reserve an IP for any client trying to attach. This is what it sounds like yours is doing.
So if you see that it says bridged, and that box with dhcp reservation is greyed out, change it from bridged to DHCP/NAT.
This will allow any client (computer/device) to attach and reserve an IP address for access to the internet.
Once that is set, and you update, hopefully the light should go green.
I would also recommend checking the "internet" tab, and making sure that your IP address is assigned using DHCP. (It probably is - but that part is essential for communication with your Internet Service Provider (ISP)...
SO - if the device goes green after the update:
If it does, then go back into the router and click on the wireless tab and confirm your wireless settings are correct, if any changes are made, update.
At that point, you should be able unplug your laptop to wirelessly connect to the router.

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First, the B for Bold, I for Italics, etc, that you see above, often do not work, so you'll probably just see plus marks around some of the words below. Please play like these words are italicized since in reality these functions don't work consistently.
I said.... +“she can't get a menu to come up for her Dock icons.”+ To spell that out.... when she chooses an Icon on the Dock, say for example, Address Book, then taps the touchpad with two fingers, no menu comes up, meaning the menu that gives you options, such as ‘quit’. I can't find what controls that function (the function that brings up that menu).
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What happens when you restore factory default settings, do you lose all calender and contact info ??, does doing a restore re-install missing software??
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paulanthony

Hi there,
Restoring factory settings does not wipe out any user data BUT, you should always (I mean always) do a backup if you can't afford to lose any of your user data. Restoring factory settings will erase all Access Points and customised settings to the phone, amongst other things.
A hard reset will return your phone to the factory condition, erasing ALL user data/settings, and any applications added to the device not included as part of the original firmware.
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How can I restore default settings in Firefox?

You won't believe this... the cat jumped on the desk and flopped down on the keyboard when in Firefox. True. Now the images in some websites are to big for the screen and I have to scroll or pan to see the whole page whereas before I could view the whole page. Also, when I click on home, instead of opening only one tab Firefox opens two extra tabs and fills one with Gmail and the other with Facebook. I tried going back to the Firefox version before version 4 but still the same. I think I need to restore my default settings but I can't find anywhere to do this.

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Regarding emails: incoming and outgoing emails displaying in a small font, have tried to restore default settings but doesn't work?

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Virtual WIFI Stopped Working - Restore Default Settings?

I use the virtual WIFI function in Windows 7 (via Connectify) to create a hotspot in my hotel rooms for my Iphone. Two days ago, the virtual WIFI connection stopped giving any Router or DNS information to my phone. It gets an ip and subnet, but
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I did have a software update for MagicJack happen during the time the issue began. I spoke with MagicJack support - they insist it isn't their issue.
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To stop the wireless Hosted Network.
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To enable or disable the wireless Hosted Network.
netsh wlan set hostednetwork [mode=]allow|disallow
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How do I backup my iPhone to iCloud and restore backup to my iPad? My intention is to restore default settings to my iPad to start over and get it synced back up with my iPhone and not loose the apps on my iPad that are for iPad only.

I hope I am making sense to you. Thank you very much.

1) ensure iTunes is authorized for your iTunes store account(s)
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