My macbook seems to lose memory!

hi.
actually i'm using my mb right now only with the adaptor,cause my battery was defectuous( it didn't charge!! so it wasn't recognised )
well,so maybe that could be the reason(?im asking?)why in iTunes or iPhoto,it has lost all my ancient memory,so all the photos i stored in there are gone(but not completly,i find them back in the harddisk) but the music and podcasts i really don'nt find them!!!
so has anyone had the same problem or could give me a tip please?
actually i realise now that even my changes in the safari shortcuts are all gone!!
thx for every answer!

The easiest thing to do is change it back. It is probably still sitting in HD/Users with the adjusted name. What happens when you change your short name (the name of your home folder) without making other requisite changes to your account information in NetInfo Manager is that the system creates a new home folder for you with the correct short name-this new home folder is based on the default template.
Look in /Users. Change the current home folder (should be your original name) to something different.
Then change the old home folder (which would have the name you changed it to) back to the original name.
Then log out.

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My mb seems to lose memory!!

hi.
actually i'm using my mb right now only with the adaptor,cause my battery was defectuous( it didn't charge!! so it wasn't recognised )
well,so maybe that could be the reason(?im asking?)why in iTunes or iPhoto,it has lost all my ancient memory,so all the photos i stored in there are gone(but not completly,i find them back in the harddisk) but the music and podcasts i really don'nt find them!!!
so has anyone had the same problem or could give me a tip please?
actually i realise now that even my changes in the safari shortcuts are all gone!!
thx for every answer!

Might this have happened?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107854
If not, get Prosoft Data Rescue and an external Firewire hard drive to recover your data to. If anything is recoverable it should find it, unless you zeroed the hard drive at any point. For that, you'd need a data recovery firm (which costs a lot of money). In the future, always backup your data as my FAQ says:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html

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This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
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