HT1423 after power interruption -all my folders went back with 3 years dates, jow do i return lost files?

after power interruption -all my folders went back with 3 years dates, How do i return lost files?

Malachi1234 wrote:
all my folders went back with 3 years dates
On what exactly? Your computer?
Do you have a backup off the machine that's stable?
Now your files are still likely there, it's just a naming issue or a PRAM/SMC problem for power and a cache corruption issue for the files.
If you don't have a backup of your files, copy everything you can to a external storage drive and disconnect it.
Next run trhough this list of fixes, I suspect the SMC/PRAM reset will help with the power issues and the #12 OnyX cache cleaning routine will set your folders right.
Remmeber after the PRAM reset to set your time and date correctly. Pehaps that is what s throwing off the date on the folders?
It's really hard to figure your problem out with the information provided.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3353
Again your files are likely very much still on the drive, you can recvoer anything as long as it hasn't be secure erased or overwritten by new data yet
Create a data recovery, undelete boot drive

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