I've done updates before now and it hasn't wiped anything at all, some of the work is backed up but there was A LOT of pictures, uni work, current work on documents that has totally disappeared, also i can't find boot camp in order to see if there 's anything left on there, any help?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
1. Please post the output of diskutil list.
2. Build an external boot disk and leave the internal disk alone.
3. Did you choose erase/install rather than an upgrade?
4 Your Bootcamp may not be intact either.
5. You may also want to consider Testdisk/photorec for recovery
If all your files are missing
You may have logged in as a different user, such as Guest. Open the Users & Groups pane in System Preferences. Your name should be at the top of the user list, under Current User. See also this support article.
If files are missing from one folder
Change the Finder view mode; for example, from icon view to list view, or vice versa.
If files are present, but seem outdated
You may have started up from a different volume (disk.) Open the Startup Disk preference pane and check the selection.
I have just updated to OS X Mavericks, and it's wiped absolutely EVERYTHING including my apps and software, is there anyway I can retrieve this? *DESPERATE FOR HELP*
