MIcrosoft User Data. What is it? And is it taking up Room?

I got Office 2004, and I noticed this folder in finder titled
Microsoft user data. Do I need it?
Thanks everyone.

Well, I wish I had read these threads before I decided to clean out my HD and delete my folder of Microsoft User Data. I don't really use Microsoft applications, so I figured I didn't need it.
But I do use applications called EndNote (9.0), and FileMaker Pro 8.0 Advanced. After cleaning out my documents folders, including that pesky "microsoft user data" both of those applications will no longer launch.
I don't know what to do.
Actually, I still had Word 2004 installed. Tried to launch that and it worked just fine.
HELP!!

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First, you need to understand that it's highly unlikely the recovered data will be intact. The longer it's been since you deleted it and the more you've used the computer during that time, the less likely it is that you'll be able to recover 100% of the data.
This is because it's likely that the computer has written new data over the same sections of the hard drive that the old data used to occupy. This means that you may recover the folder only to find that Entourage tells you the database is "corrupt" or "unreadable" or something similar.
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Deleted Microsoft User Data, now FileMaker Pro, EndNote Won't Launch...

Yesterday I was trying to clean off my HD, and I was basically cleaning stuff out of Documents, Music, and Pictures. When I came across the "Microsoft User Data" I figured I don't really use microsoft apps, (have them installed but don't use them), I deleted that folder.
Now Word (2004) runs fine. But FileMaker Pro 8.0 Advanced, and EndNote 9.0 won't launch at all. Neither one gives any error message. They both bounce in the dock a couple of times and then just stop. I actually reinstalled EndNote 9.0 (an upgrade install), and it still doesn't lauch.
Can I get those files back? If it's not the Microsoft User Data, then what is the problem? If re-installing doesn't fix the problem then what can I do?
The only other thing I can think of was that I installed the security updates last night and iTunes 7.2. I can't figure how that could have done it but you never know.
FileMaker is key to my research (grad student in archaeology), and I'm crippled without it.
PLEASE HELP!!

What exactly is that data?
AFAIK, it contains the registration data for your copy of MS components. You'll get a better answer at the MS newsgroups: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups
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Not unless you have a backup or want to expend bucks with something like Data Rescue.
Would a copy of the old User Data be found in any of my other accounts on the computer?
Not likely. It's probably user specific.
If I logged in to another user account on my computer and went and copied the MS User Data folder, and then replaced it in my main account would that have any effect?
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It has ALL of my emails, contacts, saved emails, etc
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I will be forever grateful!
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If you empty the Trash the files are gone. Recovery is possible but you must not allow any additional writes to the hard drive - shut it down. When you delete files you erase only the directory entries, not the files themselves. However, the space occupied by the files has been returned to the system as available for storage. Writing to the drive will then eventually overwrite the space once occupied by the deleted files in which case the files are lost permanently. Also if you save a file over an existing file of the same name, then the old file is overwritten and cannot be recovered.
If you stop using the drive it's possible to recover deleted files that have not been overwritten with recovery software such as Data Rescue II, File Salvage or TechTool Pro. Each of the preceding come on bootable CDs to enable usage without risk of writing more data to the hard drive.
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MacBook Air- Migration Tips and Tricks;
MacBook Air- Remote Disc, Migration, or Remote Install Mac OS X and wireless 802.11n networks.
Copy the following items from your old Mac to the new Mac:
In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders.
In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
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/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
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Credit goes to Macjack for this information.
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5. Once you have transferred what you need restart the new Mac and test to make sure the contents are there for each of the applications.
Written by Kappy with additional contributions from a brody.
Revised 1/6/2009
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