Will somebody help me bring back my original harddrive, email, etc?

Am I doing something wrong in the questions I've asked? I apparently haven't had any response to my queries from several days ago. Thanks for your help. JL

Hi, Judy.
You wrote: "I then moved icons out of HOME, inadvertantly, and lost my emails, all my bookmarks, stickies, CALENDAR."That was an unfortunate mistake.
For Thunderbird help, I suggest you consult the Thunderbird Support site. They also have a community support forum where you can search or post for Thunderbird help.
I don't use Thunderbird. However, a quick search of their documentation indicates that:
• Thunderbird Mail is stored in your Profile folder.
• The default location for the profile folders under Mac OS X can be found here. They state the Profile folders for Mac OS X are:
~/Library/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/<Profile name>/
~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/<Profile name>/
In terms of Finder navigation, these would be:
• Your Home > Library > Mozilla > Firefox > Profiles > yourprofilename folder.
• Your Home > Library > Applications Support > Firefox > Profiles > yourprofilename folder.
To find where these folders may be now, you might try the following Spotlight search:
firefox kind:folder
which will search your hard drive for all folders with firefox in the folder's name. Copy and paste that search criterion into the Spotlight search field. Once you find them, then you can determine if they need to be moved back where Thunderbird expects to find them.
Please don't take this the wrong way, but I suspect the "clean up" you performed may have left you with a bit of a mess that you may be unable to sort out on your own. The clean up you performed also leads me to suspect that you may be somewhat new to the Mac or Mac OS X.
You may want to get some hands-on help from someone skilled with Mac OS X in resolving this problem:
• If you have a friend with more experience in troubleshooting Mac OS X, I'd suggest asking them to come over and provide some help.
• If there is an Apple Retail Store in your area, you might want to call them to discuss the bringing your iMac there to get some hands-on help from the folks at the Genius Bar. Apple offers ProCare to help folks with such issues. For some folks, ProCare is money well spent.
If you're new to the Mac or Mac OS X, you may find my "Learning About Mac OS X" FAQ helpful. It lists a number of resources that will help you shorten the learning curve, including books, online training, and more.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
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