Desktop files disappeared

Hey, I was in the middle of saving a file, it seem to take a long time. I force quit illustrator. Saved the file to my computer off work drive. Reopened, still death wheel spin. Restarted my computer. All my desktop files have disappeared. I don't use the cloud, they are not in my garbage. Any way I can restore them?

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.0

Posted on Feb 28, 2023 11:00 AM

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Feb 28, 2023 11:13 AM in response to fullofbull

Gulp, hpe you have some backups!?


Start with this...


Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes or more.


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

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