I didn't put the my documents folder in the trash can and empty the trash. I accidentally took it off the dock, so I went into Macintosh HD in order to put it back on the dock. I went under the "my places" tab and clicked and dragged the my documents tab, but I accidentally let go of the icon before it got to the dock and it disappeared. It was showing the little crumbled up piece of paper icon before it disappeared. So I don't know how to get the my documents folder back. It isn't anywhere on my desktop and it isn't in the Macintosh HD under the "my places" tab. I also don't know how to access the documents that were in there. I can't believe I did this, but any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Accidentally Deleted My Documents T_T
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Dude, this is mac forums!
Your talking like your running windows!
Leave if this is windows you have.
There's no my places in macs.
Your talking like your running windows!
Leave if this is windows you have.
There's no my places in macs.
Your Documents folder is actually part of your User account.
In a Finder window, click the "home" icon on the left sidebar to see all the folders in your user account. Your Documents folder should be in there. Just drag it to the sidebar to put it back
In a Finder window, click the "home" icon on the left sidebar to see all the folders in your user account. Your Documents folder should be in there. Just drag it to the sidebar to put it back
Thank you
Thanks ziggy, I got it back! Do you know what to do if you accidentally get rid of the "home" icon? I don't plan on doing this lol, just curious.
And sawmaster, no I didn't mean network. When you open up the Macintosh HD icon or I guess its a finder window there are three tabs to the left. One says "devices", one says "places" and one says "search for".
Thanks ziggy, I got it back! Do you know what to do if you accidentally get rid of the "home" icon? I don't plan on doing this lol, just curious.
And sawmaster, no I didn't mean network. When you open up the Macintosh HD icon or I guess its a finder window there are three tabs to the left. One says "devices", one says "places" and one says "search for".
And in the case you accidently removed your User folder from the sidebar, you can get to it by going into Macintosh HD > Users folder. From there, just drag your whole user folder (marked by the "Home" icon) to the sidebar.
You can also add other files and folders to the sidebar. Customize it how you'd like.
Done!
You can also add other files and folders to the sidebar. Customize it how you'd like.
Done!
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