Accidentally deleted almost all files from the Library folder while writing a sudo command in terminal

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Accidentally deleted almost all files from the Library folder while writing a sudo command in terminal

Accidentally deleted almost all files from the Library folder while writing a sudo command in terminal to delete java jdk file. Please suggest me what to do. I am not able to access app store and many other things. Kindly help me please.

iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 9:10 AM

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VikingOSX

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Jan 18, 2021 10:21 AM in response to Bhowmik_Query

If you have a current Time Machine Backup of the same operating system you are using, you can boot into Recovery and select Restore from Time Machine backup. That will wipe the drive, and repave it the way it was before your sudo adventure.

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Accidentally deleted almost all files from the Library folder while writing a sudo command in terminal

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