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Snow Leopard 'Guest Account' bug deleting user files, terrorizing children?

Oct 12th 2009 3:36PM on Engadget

from what I know, it only happens if you had Guest account enabled (and used at least once) when you had Leopard.

Snow Leopard 'Guest Account' bug deleting user files, terrorizing children?

Oct 12th 2009 3:34PM on Engadget

@James Barsby

that's for users of Leopard (and older) who accidentally rename their home folder and everything goes screwy.

Unfortunately, it doesn't help in this case as all your settings, bookmarks, documents, etc. that's stored in your Home folder (and Desktop) is deleted.
And if you don't have a backup...well....you're essentially whitewater rafting with no paddles and oars....in a creek you don't want to be on.

It happened to a friend of mine (who also has a sidekick...so yea...he got a double dose of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chYba6bt4aA )

Even DataRescue2 didn't help as the files were just nuked beyond recognition.

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