I came home and my laptop was on and some programs were open. My uncle and aunt and their family are staying over at my house and I am not sure what they did. I found all of my computers on, one which isnt even working properly. I tried to access my school work from Macintosh HD>James xxxxx>Schoolwork but for some reason everything is deleted. The only thing there on the sidebar is Macintosh HD and Network. I lost movies, pictures, my house, and i am SO angry right now. I don't know how to get them back and I can't believe they went fiddling with my stuff. Nice houseguests they are... can someone please help me get my items back in the Macintosh HD sidebar? Thanks - James.
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Help me please, not sure what to do?
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Sounds like they just dragged the icons from your sidebar, and the actual folders are still on the computer. You can navigate to them by opening your HD (default name: "Macintosh HD"), the open Users>[your name]. You should see your Desktop, Documents, Music, etc. there.
Finder>Preferences>Sidebar should let you turn on Desktop, Home, Applications. For others, just drag their icon to the sidebar from the Finder window.
Finder>Preferences>Sidebar should let you turn on Desktop, Home, Applications. For others, just drag their icon to the sidebar from the Finder window.
haha, yes a good idea indeed. I now have the password login on , and this laptop will be locked in my room for the rest of their stay.