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I usually keep a catch-all file on my desktop. I hate a messy desktop so I throw them in there and categorize everything every once and a while. I have done this on all of my Macs since 1986.
I have a new 27" iMac, with Lion.
So I had my usual catch-all file, and then I had some "files in use" around it, in particular my freelance work.
I was working away, writing an email and downloading a packet of jpgs of 18th century Russian military paintings when I was called to dinner.
When I came back an hour later, the catch-all file had disappeared and none of its contents respond to any amount of search...but the files that were on the desktop but not in that file are fine.
1. What happened?
2. What can I do?
From the Mac help forums I have
1. made my user Library appear, and then
2. got rid of the plist desktop and plist finder and
3. then the cache.
But no change.
I can't find the files anywhere, and I have looked in the trash too in case you want to ask that. Any help you can give me I would greatly appreciate. Most of all I would like to know what happened so I can avoid this happening again.
Thanks very much ,n advance
Grace
I have a new 27" iMac, with Lion.
So I had my usual catch-all file, and then I had some "files in use" around it, in particular my freelance work.
I was working away, writing an email and downloading a packet of jpgs of 18th century Russian military paintings when I was called to dinner.
When I came back an hour later, the catch-all file had disappeared and none of its contents respond to any amount of search...but the files that were on the desktop but not in that file are fine.
1. What happened?
2. What can I do?
From the Mac help forums I have
1. made my user Library appear, and then
2. got rid of the plist desktop and plist finder and
3. then the cache.
But no change.
I can't find the files anywhere, and I have looked in the trash too in case you want to ask that. Any help you can give me I would greatly appreciate. Most of all I would like to know what happened so I can avoid this happening again.
Thanks very much ,n advance
Grace