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Application files gone! Then reappeared

I've never encountered this before. I ran repair disc in utility this morning. After it completed I had a document I wanted to delete. An error came up stating, "Operation could not be performed because function that allows this process is missing" or something to that nature i don't remember the exact error.

I decided to just run Disc Warrior & when I went into the Application folder hardly any programs were there. I found Disc Warrior warrior but instead the typical icon it was just a blue folder & when I opened that folder there was just a white piece of paper with a dot!???

I start looking for photo's music & other programs & it was all missing! I ended up just shutting down & restarting & everything came back??

Any thoughts on what may have happened to temporarily make 95% of my files/application & folders to disappear?

Macbook Pro w/Touch bar-OTHER, macOS Sierra (10.12.2), 2.9Ghz i5, 8GB

Posted on Dec 10, 2017 5:29 PM

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Mac_slide

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Posted on Dec 11, 2017 10:15 AM

Put it this way, it's happened to me THIS time and before. I just waited long enough for them to load which took multiple times and lots of patience and turning off everything trying to load... some installs that is the best course of action for me.

I just waited, have more personal hands on experience with a lot of various problems mac related with a couple demonic infested macs that did just about everything under the sun - have the same experience on the first 3 of the 5th iPhone I have, all had demonic like problems until I figured what to do.

Macs, some times take while to settle in the new environment or to install or boot or reboot the first time. Rushing it, can be disastrous.

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