I accidentally deleted user template folder

Soooo, I accidentally deleted the locked User Template folder in the Mac Library. Yes, I am an idiot. Not sure why. I unlocked it thinking it was something for my Adobe Photoshop that I recently got rid of and I'm trying to free up space on my computer.
It hasn't effected my computer YET, but I am a little afraid to turn the computer off.
What do I need to do?
I have a 10.7 Mac OS X Lion. It's a Macbook Air, 11', Mid-2011.

Since applications are much smaller generally then the data is their deletion is usually not very productive. A far more productive way is to delete data files such as movies, videos, music and photos.
How much free space do you currently have on your disk drive?

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