Can't login to the account because an error occured

I accidentally deleted important files from the Users folder. I need to restore my laptop back.

If you haven't enabled root user, through the utility named 'directory utility' in the utility folder in Leopard first, then try this alternative in using fsck in single mode. Hopefully the repair disk will allow you to login.
Steps to Enter Single-User
Press the power button to start the computer.
Immediately press and hold the Command (Apple) key plus the "s" key to start in single user mode.
Black screen with white text will appear, at first will be scrolling down.
At the command line type in, /sbin/fsck -fy
Press Return. fsck will go through five "phases" and then return information about your disk's use and fragmentation. Once it finishes, it'll display this message if no issue is found:
** The volume (nameofvolume) appears to be OK.
f fsck found issues and has altered, repaired, or fixed anything, it will display this message:
*** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***
If this message appears then, repeat the fsck command you typed in earlier, until fsck tells you that your volume appears to be OK (first-pass repairs may uncover additional issues, so this is a normal thing to do).
When fsck reports that your volume is OK, type reboot at the prompt and then press Return.
and hopefully your computer should start up normally and allow you to log in.

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    Now Apple does STINK for not being more forthright with this informaton letting many suffer this problem. I love my iPhone 5 but it'll probably be my last Apple product. I just don't understand why you're asked to pay so much more and little things like this get buried and kept from it's users.
    So that's what fixed mine... I hope it helps you all.

  • HT4528 I can't seem to sync my iPhone with iTunes.  I keep getting this message:  iTunes could not connect to the iPhone because an error occurred while reading from this device.  What can I do?

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    I had the same problem for one year now and it affected my contacts, then later my calendar.
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  • TS2529 iTunes  could not backup the iphone because an error occurred

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    Unfortunately the problem continues. I deleted the backup in the way described, but could not create a new one as the same message appears.
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  • TS2634 My problem - when syncing and error messages  comes up:  iTunes could not sync calendars to the iPhone because an error occurred while margin data."  I've tried turning the phone off and back on, & tried both USB ports but get the same thing.  What

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    Before I started to resync calendars one by one as suggested in the troubleshooting article, I remembered something that came up in a sync when I first attempted :  a 'which one do you want to keep' message about a repeating calendar event, which came up with three options, one from Calendar, and two from iCal on the phone.  I deleted that event, then went through the calendar resync one by one, and all seems OK now.
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  • Could not backup the iphone because an error occurred

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