How do I restore a user account on my mac? I accidentally deleted the account and the folder.

How do I restore a user account on my mac without the folder please?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 4, 2020 3:31 PM

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Jun 4, 2020 4:41 PM in response to textconversion

Do you have a Time Machine backup to Restore to/from?

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/revert-to-a-previous-macos-version-mh15216/mac

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Jun 6, 2020 9:47 AM in response to BDAqua

Yes, I have one from January

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Jun 6, 2020 12:22 PM in response to textconversion

Well, I guess that is the best we can do then.

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