Desktop Files Disappeared
All my desktop files disappeared. How do I get them back? (My operating system is macOS Catalina Version 10.15.7)
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15
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All my desktop files disappeared. How do I get them back? (My operating system is macOS Catalina Version 10.15.7)
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15
Gardengal128 wrote:
All my desktop files disappeared. How do I get them back? (My operating system is macOS Catalina Version 10.15.7)
Verify you are logged into the correct account, from the Apple in the upper left
>Log Out > this should be your username
See if they ended up in iCloud>Desktops and Documents
if by default iCloud Drive got turned on— look for your files there.
iCloud drive missing desktop and documents
Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple ...
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206985
Set up iCloud Drive - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204025
How to Restore Your Desktop and Documents After Disabling ...
How to find your Documents and Desktop folder contents after disabling ...
Finder>Go>Go to Folder>copy & paste:
~/iCloud Drive (Archive)
iCLoud Drive (Archive) - here you should find all your files
or Dropbox(?)
or OneDrive(?)
Gardengal128 wrote:
All my desktop files disappeared. How do I get them back? (My operating system is macOS Catalina Version 10.15.7)
Verify you are logged into the correct account, from the Apple in the upper left
>Log Out > this should be your username
See if they ended up in iCloud>Desktops and Documents
if by default iCloud Drive got turned on— look for your files there.
iCloud drive missing desktop and documents
Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple ...
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206985
Set up iCloud Drive - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204025
How to Restore Your Desktop and Documents After Disabling ...
How to find your Documents and Desktop folder contents after disabling ...
Finder>Go>Go to Folder>copy & paste:
~/iCloud Drive (Archive)
iCLoud Drive (Archive) - here you should find all your files
or Dropbox(?)
or OneDrive(?)
Desktop Files Disappeared