Monterey 12.5.1 Documents folder empty

MacBookPro16,3

One morning, Documents folder empty, Desktop likewise.

No iCloud sync has been on.

Using DiskUtility, I can see that the amount of GB corresponding to the files that used to show up is gray, "other partitions"

Deleting ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist has not helped.

MacBook Pro

Posted on Mar 2, 2023 1:12 PM

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a brody

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Mar 5, 2023 7:32 AM in response to tereensio

Check that you are logged in the user you want to be on.

Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Users and Groups

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