a bunch of weird Finder problems -- please help

[LuKreme]

On 24-Jan-2008, at 09:24, Gregg Dinse wrote:
> On 24 Jan 2008, at 11:12 AM, LuKreme wrote:
>> On 23-Jan-2008, at 19:11, Gregg Dinse wrote:
>>> 1. several windows were open that were not open earlier
>>> 2. some file icons on my desktop were re-arranged
>>> 3. there were 3 "untitled" new folders created on my desktop
>>> 4. there were 2 "untitled" new folders in my home directory
>>> 5. the Finder was in Cover Flow view instead of Column view
>>> 6. Toast was open, but it was not running earlier
>>> 7. my 9-GB Pictures folder was copied to my Music folder
>>> 8. a folder called Fonts, which had been in my home directory,
>>> was moved to my Downloads folder
>>> 9. an icon of my computer was shown in the Device section
>>> of the Sidebar, but it had not been there before
>>
>> Do you have a cat?  A 3 yo?

> We have no kids and though we have a few cats, they are locked out  
> of that part of the house.  Also, though I realize that some of  
> these thing look like something a cat could do, surely not all of  
> them are.

Looking at the list all seem quite possible.  The only one that's  
kinda weird is toast, but that could easily have been activated via  
spotlight.  Copying the folder is a command-c command-v. Moving the  
folder would be tough also.

However, I think some weirdness with the cordless is most likely.

> I have a backup of most of my personal files that I did on January  
> 1, but I hate to lose what I have done since then if I don't have  
> to.  I also have Time Machine backups, but this is new software, so  
> I wanted to get some input from others before trying to revert back  
> to a previous state via Time Machine.  Have others used Time Machine  
> to revert their entire system back to an earlier state?  If so, were  
> you happy with the results?

I'd check the Time Machine folder and compare it to your current one.

Possibly even do a diff on ever file, though taht would take a long  
time.

>

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