Directory Disasters
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Directory Disasters
A corrupted directory is one of the scariest things that can happen to your Mac, outside of a full-on drive crash. Once the directory structure starts to go, almost anything can happen, but the first thing you will probably notice is files "vanishing" from your hard drive. Although it's easy enough to misplace a file you've created, even on a Mac, several "vanished files" in a few days (or hours) should make you suspicious of directory problems. If any of your System Folder files, or an application, suddenly disappear, it's time to shut down the machine and call for help. Any further files you create may write over another file you need.
If you're pretty Mac-savvy, you can try rebuilding your directory, but that may not fix the problem that caused it to corrupt. For information on repairing your directory, go to this tip: Directory - Repair or Rebuild
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