Mac is making a new folder under my name, and messing up my settings O.o

italianstallion · italianstallion #1 (**permalink**)

10-31-2007, 09:55 PM

This morning i logged into my computer and booted up firefox and allllllll my setting , bookmarks, saved password everything was gone, same with photobooth, imovie, safari, everything that wasnt on my desktop was reset. But when i deleted the folder , everything came back and worked....but it keeps creating another one of the same kind when i look in the user folder. someone pleeease help, its getting REALLLY annoying.

Stretch · Stretch #2 (**permalink**)

10-31-2007, 09:56 PM

did you rename your home folder?

italianstallion · italianstallion #3 (**permalink**)

10-31-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Stretch

did you rename your home folder?

yes but then i tried renaming it again

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #4 (**permalink**)

10-31-2007, 10:02 PM

That's a big nono, manually changing your home directory name. Here's the way Apple says it should be done.

italianstallion · italianstallion #5 (**permalink**)

10-31-2007, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MacHeadCase

That's a big nono, manually changing your home directory name. Here's the way Apple says it should be done.

i changed the name back, but the folder keeps appearing

Stretch · Stretch #6 (**permalink**)

10-31-2007, 10:23 PM

Do a search on the forums, I think the only way to fix it is to reinstall.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #7 (**permalink**)

10-31-2007, 10:56 PM

You don't need to do a reinstall.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107854

Stretch #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	10-31-2007, 09:56 PM did you rename your home folder? Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.8.2
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Stretch #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	10-31-2007, 10:23 PM Do a search on the forums, I think the only way to fix it is to reinstall. Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.8.2
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D3v1L80Y #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 02, 2004 Location: PA Posts: 12,455 Mac Specs: MacBook	10-31-2007, 10:56 PM You don't need to do a reinstall. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107854 __________________________________________________ Posting and YOU\|Forum Community Guidelines\|The Apple Product Cycle\|Forum Courtesy mac: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric MAC: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control Mac: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.
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italianstallion #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 29, 2007 Posts: 15	10-31-2007, 09:55 PM This morning i logged into my computer and booted up firefox and allllllll my setting , bookmarks, saved password everything was gone, same with photobooth, imovie, safari, everything that wasnt on my desktop was reset. But when i deleted the folder , everything came back and worked....but it keeps creating another one of the same kind when i look in the user folder. someone pleeease help, its getting REALLLY annoying.
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MacHeadCase #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-31-2007, 10:02 PM That's a big nono, manually changing your home directory name. Here's the way Apple says it should be done.
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