Macbook desktop not working.

My desktop has erased all my folders after losing battery. When I charged it and rebooted it, all my files on the desktop were erased. Now every time I try to click on the desktop file or document file in finder, it comes up as non-existent. Not only that but when I try to create a new folder, it comes up with error -8072. Please help.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 2, 2023 12:11 AM

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Oct 2, 2023 11:04 AM in response to zukritis

zukritis wrote:

My desktop has erased all my folders after losing battery. When I charged it and rebooted it, all my files on the desktop were erased. Now every time I try to click on the desktop file or document file in finder, it comes up as non-existent. Not only that but when I try to create a new folder, it comes up with error -8072. Please help.

Hmmm...

If iCloud Desktop & Documents got turned on look for them there...

ref: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive

if no insight or resolve—

restore items backed up with Time Machine

Restore items backed up with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support

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