How do I recover the files on my desktop????
This morning, I start-up my Intel iMac running Mac OS X Tiger 10. Right away I notice that everything has reverted back to original defaults. My screen resolution, my dock preferences, and my two very important folders on my desktop containing working files to my Graphic Design business are gone. Like a dummy, I've been keeping them there for months and months and didn't back them up. Yes, I'm a BIG LOSER. I need them desperately. What should I do? I never deleted them. As a result of all of this, I even lost my photos in iPhoto. They just disappeared. Several apps in my dock were also gone replaced by question marks. I ran a disk first-aid. No problems. All the files on my harddrive are perfectly fine as well.
PLEASE HELP!
Thanks
Everything (with the possible exception of the dock icons replaced by question marks) suggests that the home folder was renamed or corrupted. -
Did you rename your home folder?
Are you using File Vault?
Just to be sure, in a Finder window, check under HD/Users/ and make sure that there is not an extra user folder sitting there.
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