(sister + computer = disaster) ~ Catalina home folder issue

[Gravydog316]

ok, so my dumb sister was deleting files... now I have a unknown folder in the home folder... it has a custom icon, so i'm justing wondering if it is an original folder that i should change the name back, or if i can delete it?
the 'CRAP' folder has a custom icon... is it a macOS folder? I have no clue?

anyone know what the folder was? (if anything?)
i'm just wondering because it has a custom icon & i will just rename it, but i don't know what it was...

 

[StumpyBloke]

Edit: ignore me

 

[Gravydog316]

Contacts

Those are Microsoft Windows folders

umm ok? any idea why it's in my Home Folder?
do i just rename it Contacts
?

(my sister was putting files in there to delete & renamed it to CRAP,)
or is there a way to restore the original name?

i was looking in my Time Machine backups, but i don't have an Applications folder in the backup, or a google drive folder, & they all have generic folder icons in the backups...

sorry, but this is just weird & confusing

 

[StumpyBloke]

Edit: ignore me again

 

[Gravydog316]

Are you running boot camp? Those folders are found in every normal windows user profile.

Or do you have virtual machines with shared folders across operating systems, like Parallels?

And yes just rename it.

no, no Boot Camp & no, no Parallels.... ok thanks

 

[chrfr]

Contacts

Those are Microsoft Windows folders

Those are normal folders seen in a user's home folder in macOS. The "CRAP" folder and its icon isn't standard, though.

 

[StumpyBloke]

@chrfr Dammit you’re absolutely right, sorry.

OP ignore my ramblings. I shouldn’t post whilst on pain killing medication!

 

[DeltaMac]

Might be good to know what kind of files are inside that CRAP folder (?), or folders inside might help identify what that folder might really be.

 

[bogdanw]

ok, so my sister was deleting files..

Make separate accounts for you and your sister https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/mtusr001/mac

 

[Gravydog316]

Make separate accounts for you and your sister https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/mtusr001/mac

yes, i did thank you!
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Might be good to know what kind of files are inside that CRAP folder (?), or folders inside might help identify what that folder might really be.

The folder is empty.
my sister named/renamed it, (she doesn't remember if she created it herself, or renamed an existing folder,)
& she was putting old files into the folder to delete later...

i was just wondering if the folder was an original folder that Apple created, because it has a custom icon, not a generic icon like when you create a new fodler yourself.
i don't want to delete it if it's a folder that Apple created
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Those are normal folders seen in a user's home folder in macOS. The "CRAP" folder and its icon isn't standard, though.

i was just wondering why it had a customized icon
(my sister named/renamed it (she doesn't remember,) & she was adding her old files to the folder, then deleting them after)
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@chrfr Dammit you’re absolutely right, sorry.

OP ignore my ramblings. I shouldn’t post whilst on pain killing medication!

haha! that's ok! i'm a nurse, I know what meds can do to people!

You should've seen my sister after getting her wisdom tooth removed!
She was as high as a kite LOL
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yes, i did thank you!
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The folder is empty.
my sister named/renamed it, (she doesn't remember if she created it herself, or renamed an existing folder,)
& she was putting old files into the folder to delete later...

i was just wondering if the folder was an original folder that Apple created, because it has a custom icon, not a generic icon like when you create a new fodler yourself.
i don't want to delete it if it's a folder that Apple created
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i was just wondering why it had a customized icon
(my sister named/renamed it (she doesn't remember,) & she was adding her old files to the folder, then deleting them after)
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haha! that's ok! i'm a nurse, I know what meds can do to people!

You should've seen my sister after getting her wisdom tooth removed!
She was as high as a kite LOL

(& does anyone know how i can stop my replies from merging??
it's super annoying!)

 

[bogdanw]

i don't want to delete it if it's a folder that Apple created

If it is empty, you can delete it. If it was created by an Apple app, it will be re-created next time that app is started.
Check if there aren't any hidden files inside https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/show-hidden-files-on-a-mac/

 

[TiggrToo]

(& does anyone know how i can stop my replies from merging??
it's super annoying!)

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