help: disappearing docs from desktop

From: Brendan (brendancohen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/02/03


Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 12:44:43 -0700


Any suggestions? I came back to my computer to find
several documents and icons I had on my desktop gone. I
wasn't doing anything outside of running a few apps. My
computer didn't freeze. My recycle bin is empty. They
were there and then they were gone! Any suggestions?



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