Please Help!!! Computer shut down now everything is gone!!!!!
My computer has been acting funny for a few weeks, and due to a faulty power cord has shut down on me with out properly logging off. Yesterday, it shut down for no reason, and when I went to restart it, everything was gone. Its as if my computer is new again. Nothing is in my dock. All of my pictures, music, documents, etc. are gone. Is there any way that I can retrieve them??? I am mainly worried about my pictures, as there are a lot of them that can't be replaced and no one else has. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!
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In Hard Drive > Users: is there more than just your Home folder displayed?
Possibly one you are not familiar with?
Other than this issue, is the system functioning properly?
What size is the Hard Drive, and how much space is available?
Have you run Repair Disk?
THESE ARE THE STEPS FOR USING DISK UTILITY TO REPAIR YOUR HD
1.Insert the System Install disk, Mac OS X CD-ROM disk, or Restore DVD disk, then restart the computer while holding the C key. Use the System disk, of the OS, that is currently installed.
2.Once started up from CD or DVD, on the Menubar at the top of the screen, choose Disk Utility from the Installer contextual menu.
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from disc to access Disk Utility.
3.Click the First Aid tab.
4.Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5.Select your Mac OS X volume, if necessary.
6.Click Repair. If DU reports errors it has fixed, re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported.
7.Repeat steps 5 & 6, but select the Hard Drive this time. It's usually the first listed with the manufacturer's model number. Make note of the S.M.A.R.T. status.
8.When finished, select Quit Disk Utility from the Installer menu.
9.Select Quit Installer from the Installer menu.
10.In the resulting pop-up window, choose restart.
11.After the computer has restarted, you can eject the CD.
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