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Originally Posted by look 171
Thanks guys. Yes both the desktop computer (both macs) and lap top are doing the same thing (same files are missing). I am puzzled that it can happen to both. Again, my lap top have not been turned on in a month. When I discovered I can no longer access the file on my desk top a couple of days ago, I immediately check my lap top, because I store many of my files there. I suspect the files have gone the very same day. Yep, time to call in the big guns. It not worth screwing up more things as the files are important and I don't know what the hell I am doing. The hard disk is 25% full. John, I am tempted to try and perform the repair function of disk just to learn how things are done but I am afraid I am going to screw up more things.
Do corrupt directory map happen often? what causes it?
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I can't think of anything that would cause that to happen to two separate machines other than you had some sort of cloud / syncing / offline backup service running that you were unaware of.
Were both machines purchased recently? Did they come with Mt Lion or were they upgraded to Mt Lion?
Click the Apple upper left and chose About This Mac. Just below the Apple logo in that window is a version number, what is it?
Mt Lion, by default, saves a lot of stuff, documents included to iCloud. Everyone has an iCloud account.
What happened sounds suspiciously like iCloud was enabled at one point then turned off. When that happens it removes the local copies.