my macbook decides to factory reset (virus?)

[swiftaw]

Here's what you should do

1) Select all the folders in your Users folder, and drag them to your desktop

2) Your users folder should now be empty

3) Log out, log in

4) Look in your users folder, it should now contain a single folder

5) Copy all your files from the folder on your desktop the appropriate places in your user folder.

 

[cloakone]

why does apple have to make it so hard to change the short name?!?!?!?

 

[EricNau]

why does apple have to make it so hard to change the short name?!?!?!?

So you don't ever try to do it a second time.

 

[cloakone]

Here's what you should do

1) Select all the folders in your Users folder, and drag them to your desktop

2) Your users folder should now be empty

3) Log out, log in

4) Look in your users folder, it should now contain a single folder

5) Copy all your files from the folder on your desktop the appropriate places in your user folder.

ok here it goes

 

[cloakone]

ok here it goes

cant unexpected error, the cant move the home folder (cloakone)

 

[cloakone]

i think i should like reformat

 

[swiftaw]

cant unexpected error, the cant move the home folder (cloakone)

highlight the folder and press Apple+I to get the info box, Change ownership and permissions to You can "Read and Write"

 

[swiftaw]

i think i should like reformat

That would be like swatting a fly with a bazooka

 

[EricNau]

from cloakone


the weird part is i did a spotlight for Pictures and two picture folders came up, one that looked like the side bar picture and on that looked like a normal folder, i clicked on the sidebar looking on empty, i looked at the plain folder named pictures it has my pictures, how do we solve that equation?

The first pictures folder (with the nice icon) was the picture folder of the account you were currently logged into (the wrong, empty account). ...That folder was automatically created with the new account.

The other folder (with your pictures) was located in your original home folder, but because you weren't logged into that account, it didn't show the nice icon.

i think i should like reformat

Don't do that.

 

[cloakone]

wait!!!!!


i did a spot light and searched desktop two folders one that looks like the side bar one (the image) one thats just a folder, the folder one has all my desktop junk, so all my old stuff are folders somewhere on my computer hod do i fix this, i know u guys were helping me i think theres hope, but how?

 

[swiftaw]

wait!!!!!


i did a spot light and searched desktop two folders one that looks like the side bar one (the image) one thats just a folder, the folder one has all my desktop junk, so all my old stuff are folders somewhere on my computer hod do i fix this, i know u guys were helping me i think theres hope, but how?

do you have AIM, it would be quicker for me to help you that way

 

[EricNau]

wait!!!!!


i did a spot light and searched desktop two folders one that looks like the side bar one (the image) one thats just a folder, the folder one has all my desktop junk, so all my old stuff are folders somewhere on my computer hod do i fix this, i know u guys were helping me i think theres hope, but how?

Where is your stuff located? In spotlight, if you hover over the file/folder, it'll show you the file path.


EDIT: Better yet, I'll leave for now and let swiftaw take care of you.

 

[cloakone]

this is how i renamed my short name, i went on the side bar where it says cloakone i right clicked and it said rename i renamed it Mudassar, i think i renamed it twice because i was like ok, the side bar cloakone is not changing

 

[cloakone]

do you have AIM, it would be quicker for me to help you that way

the cloak one

 

[swiftaw]

My AIM is greenjacketuk I can help you better that way

 

[cloakone]

Where is your stuff located? In spotlight, if you hover over the file/folder, it'll show you the file path.


EDIT: Better yet, I'll leave for now and let swiftaw take care of you.

get the path- users/cloakone/documents'

 

[cloakone]

Thank You Guys!!! and Gals!!!


I appreciate all your guy's help, fast reply and how much you guys cared, the world needs more people like you, I would wish i could give all you guys something in return, swiftaw stayed up all night four about 4 approximate hours in helping me manually and avoid reformations, wow I wish MacRumors offered some kind of award, to the people that help those in the need of trouble shooting. You guys need to take over Apples Technical Support !!



Love all You Fools!!!!!!

U guys are my Role Models!!!!