Help! System appears "reset". dock, apps and desktop as if a new mac

After a restart my Powerbook appears to be reset: default dock icons, default settings (as when you first buy a mac) . If i open mail.app it acts like it has not been openeed before and asks me to enter settings.... same with all other apps. I am not aware that i renamed the home folder. As far as i can tell all data is still on the HD.
Please help! I have 5 mail accounts in mail and cannot work without access to them and the old emails.
Thanks!

Hi Quick Quint, Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Did you attempt to rename your home folder? If not, WhatSizemay help you find it.
Or were you using FileVault?
-mj
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