Harddrive gone!!!! please help

so last night i went to bed, plugged my computer in, shut it down, but didn't fully close the screen. this morning when i opened it, the screen was at the login stage, and then it blinked once and shut down. So i started it back up, and boom, like the first time i had used it. only, every application i've downloaded still exists, just in the form it exists before i first open it. i.e.-i get the whole "Welcome" message for every program. all my pictures are gone, all my songs are gone, but the programs like limewire, quicken, and other apps that i downloaded still exist. my dashboard was all custom, it is now back to its original stage, with a little clock, calander, and the time in boston? ***??? i realize its probably because i left the screen open, but why? i don't understand. I've had my logic board replaced, and its run perfectly for the past 3 months.
thanks for any help.
-Ben

looks like i answered my own question. called apple, and they connected me to a specialist right away. seems my computer overheated and automaticly backed up my files to a single folder. The guy walked me through it, and it was a simple drag and drop, log out and log in, and bam, alllllll back to normal! thanks apple.

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