Lost identity

AArrrggh!!
I changed my name in Finder next to the "Home" (house) icon. by rightclicking on it / "Get info" and then just wrote a new name in the name field, then I continued to work and all was fine. After a reboot OSX came up like it had just been installed. My Apps was still there and so was the files that was on the HD but my files on the desktop was gone and everything seemed to have been reset to the default wallpaper, menubar icons and systemsettings. But the worst thing is that my MS Entourage (Legal copy) acted as if it had just been installed too.. Where are all my mails/projects/adresses? Messenger also wants to start over so does iTunes (Maybe more)
It's as if OSX has lost connection to (or parts of) my identity. It changede the name back to the original name itself. I did a Disc perm repair with no luck either. In Library/preferences I tried to temp. change the MS filenames on the Plist files AND the "Microsoft" folder so that I forced it to create new ones - didn't help either. (have now restored the original MS files)
What's a desperate man to do? I really need my emails..
Really hope someone can help me!
Br Andy CPH

Hi Andy
Welcome to Apple Discussions!!
I changed my name in Finder next to the "Home" (house) icon.Oh dear! See Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4 or later: Return to default desktop, apparent "loss" of home directory for an explanation, and how to recover.

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