I can't figure out why my computer just lost it's background image and all it's system settings. I restarted, and even reinstalled the OS. Everything else works. I've done everything but erase the hard drive and start from scratch.
Launch the Terminal app and run the following commands so I can view the permissions associated with the home Library folder and the "~/Library/Preferences" folder as well (best to copy & paste it):
sudo ls -hled@ ~/Library
sudo ls -hled@ ~/Library/Preferences
These commands will prompt you for your admin user password. Nothing will appear on the screen as you type the password. Press the "Return" key to submit the password. Post the complete results here. I suspect you have a permissions issue since I have seen it occur several times with my organization's Macs and even a couple of posts on this forum. These commands will show me the permissions associated with those two folders.
Launch the Terminal app and run the following commands so I can view the permissions associated with the home Library folder and the "~/Library/Preferences" folder as well (best to copy & paste it):
sudo ls -hled@ ~/Library
sudo ls -hled@ ~/Library/Preferences
These commands will prompt you for your admin user password. Nothing will appear on the screen as you type the password. Press the "Return" key to submit the password. Post the complete results here. I suspect you have a permissions issue since I have seen it occur several times with my organization's Macs and even a couple of posts on this forum. These commands will show me the permissions associated with those two folders.
It sounds like you accidentally logged in a different user.
Go to Apple menu and see if it says "LogOut guest" or a user you aren't expecting. You may have to log back in as the user that has the background.
I can't figure out why my macbook pro just lost it's background image and all it's system sett
