You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Mac Virus?

I recently noticed that in the past 24 hours all of the files from my desktop and documents folders in Finder were completely deleted. I did not do anything to move them or delete them and they are not in the trash bin. I was wondering if a virus would cause this and if I need to wipe my hard drive? All of the files are backed up on my cloud so I haven't lost them but I don't want this to keep happening.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 1, 2022 1:58 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Apr 1, 2022 2:33 PM

You don't have to move the files to ICloud. You just had to select "Desktop and Documents Folders" .

See: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support


3 replies

Mac Virus?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.