HELP!! I lost all bookmarks and email

Hi Guys
I dont know what's happened but all of a sudden I have lost all the bookmarks on Safari, all the address book is empty. I had to reset Mail like it was the first time.
It looks like I have just installed the OS. I have the dock not customised anymore.
What the heck is going on?
Do you know if I can recover the bookmarks for Safari and the rest of the settings on my Powerbook?
Thanks in advance for any help!

Hi Hagrid.
What about telling us what it is is that you may have done that could have a bearing on this? It looks like you’ve done something you shouldn’t:
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