I left the dark side but...

I finally have left the dark side and switiched to a Mac. I just bought a new MacBook with an Intel Cor2Duo inside. I must say I like it a lot. However a strange thing happned and maybe one of you more experienced ones can help me out.

I transfered some files from my PC to my new Macbook and all seemed well. But after I shut down and restarted the next day my files were gone- vanished into who knows where.

Also, my copy of Windows XP on Parralles was gone- I had to reinstall it. Then I noticed that my system preferances had changed.

What happened???
I called Apple support and they were stumped as well.

Welcome to Mac-Forums and Congrats on the Mac!!!

Did you happen to change your home Login name???

No I am still just called "User" but I did try to change the name of the home icon in the Finder window from "user" to my name. Could this have been the problem?

Tip for new OSX users, NEVER EVER rename of the Home Folder.

This is for panther but should give you an idea what to do to fix it. If not I will look for more info.

http://www.macriot.com/article.php/20050323150446501

Oh man thanks a ton! Boy do I feel like an idiot now! I am glad there is nothing wrong with my new MacBook, and that it was just a newb mistake.
Thanks again!

Jbyrd -- Don't feel like an idiot. Changing the name of your Home folder is something a lot of people do and OS X does not stop them though it should. It's a very easy thing to screw up and if you do a Search you'll see you're about the umpteenth person who has reported this problem within the past month or so.

The important thing is that all can be put back to normal. Welcome to Macs and M-F.com!