all settings deleted for changing folder name??

[apachie2k]

i just changed my little "home" name folder that is inbetween the desktop and apps in the left of finder.... yea...everything got deleted!!! what happened?? and how do i change it back....plz help

thanks

 

[xUKHCx]

See this Knowledge Base article

Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4 or later: Return to default desktop, apparent "loss" of home directory
In Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4 or later you can rename your home directory without the safeguard of entering your password (authentication). If you do this, your home directory contents and preferences will appear to be lost the next time you log in. Applications use default preferences, and your home directory subfolders (Documents, Pictures, and so forth) are empty.

This issue affects Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

When an "admin" user renames his home directory, a new, empty home directory will be created the next time the affected user logs in. Though the original home directory is not being used, it is still present. This may create the false impression that the home directory is lost.

Note: For technical reasons, it is best not to intentionally change the name of a home directory unless absolutely necessary.

Before you assume that the home directory contents were actually lost, check the /Users folder to see if the missing home directory is present and simply renamed.

If you determine that the home directory is present but renamed, follow these steps:
In the Finder, go to the /Users folder.
Locate the new home directory, which bears the users' short name.
Add "_new" to the new home directory's name.
Rename the old home directory to the user's correct short name.
Log out and back in with the affected user account.

 

[apachie2k]

wow thanks, yea, i found all my old information (documens, movies, music, pictures) in a folder, now how do i make it so that it takes all that information and "merges" it, or bring it back to how it used to be...

 

[apachie2k]

forget it....i figured it out!!! thanks alot!!!

 

[xUKHCx]

Glad you got it sorted and haven't lost anything.