Missing files and folders

I saved some files to the desktop a few days ago, when I switched on my mac the files had disappeared. Tried to locate them using find and spotlight but it looks like they have vanished altogether! Also I can't save anything to the desktop (when I try to do this the save button is greyed out). Tried to create a folder on the desktop to store some photos in but was not allowed to create a folder here and was told that I do not have the priveledges to allow me to do this.
Help!!!
Anyone???
Just bought this i mac last week and just want to start playing with it but can't.
i mac Mac OS X (10.4.7)

You're Welcome wizbing!
Let's back up a bit though.
You say you just bought the iMac. Did you purchase it
new, or was it preowned?
Purchased it new from apple.
Exactly which model iMac is it?
iMac 17inch 2GHz Intel Core Duo
What size is the Hard Drive, and how much space is
available?
Think the hard drive is 1GB
Capacity 148.73 GB and 117.69 available.
How much RAM is installed, and is it original or
added?
Original RAM
Was Tiger 10.4.7 already installed, or did you
upgrade?
Tiger already installed.
Have you made any changes to the system or any of the
files or folders?
No
Did you set up the Admin account yourself?
Yes, when I first switched on the computer to install the CD's that came with it.
ali b

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05-08-2009 11:18 <DIR> 2) Comunicaçao de Dados
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0 File(s) 0 bytes
13 Dir(s) 24.700.485.632 bytes free
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total 7
drwxr-xr-x 1 nazgulled nazgulled 4096 2009-08-05 11:18 2) Algoritmos e Complexidade
drwxr-xr-x 1 nazgulled nazgulled 4096 2009-08-05 11:18 2) Arquitectura de Computadores
drwxr-xr-x 1 nazgulled nazgulled 4096 2009-08-05 11:18 2) Comunicação de Dados
drwxr-xr-x 1 nazgulled nazgulled 4096 2009-08-05 11:18 2) Engenharia Económica
drwxr-xr-x 1 nazgulled nazgulled 8192 2009-08-05 11:18 2) Estatística Aplicada
drwxr-xr-x 1 nazgulled nazgulled 4096 2009-08-05 11:10 [Archives]
drwxr-xr-x 1 nazgulled nazgulled 4096 2009-08-05 14:38 [Developers]
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drwxr-xr-x 1 nazgulled nazgulled 12288 2009-08-05 11:18 [X] 2) Análise de Custos
drwxr-xr-x 1 nazgulled nazgulled 4096 2009-08-05 11:18 [X] 2) Cálculo de Programas
drwxr-xr-x 1 nazgulled nazgulled 4096 2009-08-05 11:18 [X] 2) Laboratórios de Informática III
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Last edited by Nazgulled (2009-08-05 14:41:47)

toad wrote:
Nazgulled wrote:Surely there must be a way to have the same sorting collation in Linux like in Windows
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Thank you in advance for any person/s that want to help me on this.
hsvt

Thanks. I can change the forwarding settings in Gmail to be either POP or IMAP. That is quite simple. I just looked at those settings on the Gmail server and, to my surprise, both are enabled. In order for outlook client on my computer to receive IMAP emails I have to change the email account settings in my current outlook from POP to IMAP. I don't need to be using the Exchange version of Outlook to receive IMAP. I guess I'll do a little research tomorrow on Exchange so i can figure out what, if anything, it might do for me.
I glanced at the link you sent me and it looks like it might be very helpful - another project for tomorrow.
BTW: I hit "This Solved my Question" by accident. I meant only to "like' your response so you would get some benefit from the help you've given me so far. I hope I haven't discouraged others from taking a shot at helping me. I suspect there is more than one way to approach this and, as you know, my problem isn't really solved until I have what I need all set up and running smoothly.

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Thanks
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