How Get old admin back

mansi0310 wrote:

Question:

Q:

I reset admin name. All my files are gone after restarting but applications and Safari bookmarks still available. How do I restore my files?!

I changed the admin name using advanced settings in the Users section. It prompted me to restart my computer and I lost all my files, accounts, and photos. It looks like a total reset except my applications (Microsoft Word, Spotify) are still here and so are my Safari bookmarks. When I open Microsoft Word it looks like I just downloaded it making me completely go through the introduction process.

Does anyone know how to get old admin back please share video b’cause it’s hard to follow steps. i go through steps but it could find anything as given steps.

Thanks

#SOS

Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201548

Don't change the admin name. Apple makes it difficult because it is error-prone. Create a new Admin and copy your files from the old one. leave it for a week before even thinking of deleting the old one.

MacOS is a multiple-User system. User files are store in a directory name Users, in a sub-directory named with the UserShortName

/Users

YourUserShortName

Desktop

Documents

Downloads

Music

Pictures

YourSpousesUserShortName

Desktop

Documents

Downloads

Music

Pictures

YourChildsUserShortName

Desktop

Documents

Downloads

Music

Pictures

YourDogsUserShortName

Desktop

Documents

Downloads

Music

Pictures

and so on.

Your files are NOT moved when you rename a User.