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I FOUND IT!!! i did a find, folder, modified, exact date, (i knew the date) and out popped the folder i had given no access restrictions to. i then did a get info, changed permissions to read & write, and it worked!!!!! Thanks for your time and help anyways!!!

ok... i am not computer illiterate so maybe we can go straight into the giant steps

yes i have done that. i am worried that i might have deleted it by mistake, but i am 100% sure that i did not do that. I have been all through the HD using finder but still cant locate the docs. i have also done a find on .doc files, which i know were in the missing folder, and these files do...

no. i did nothing else to the folder. it seems that after reboot it disappeared. I am now running data rescue to try to find the files.

let me explain what i did a bit better 1) i wanted to protect a folder 2) i did a 'get info' on the folder and selected no access under ownership & permissions 3) now i cant find the folder, and i am sure i did not delete it. so.... 1) how can i find this folder, assuming that i do...

being a newbie, i was trying to protect sensitive data. but anyways, how could i locate a 'no access' folder if i didn't know the folder name? is there a way to search for folders that are given no privilages?

yes, i do know the name of the folder, how do i find it through Terminal? I am a relatively new user and not familiar with the intricacies yet.

for the particular folder, after a 'get info' and setting permissions to no access, i am not able to even find the folder through 'find', or any of the documents located in the folder. i am pretty sure that i did not delete the folder. Even when i do a search for .jpg files or .doc files, they...

I gave a folder a "no access" permission - now i cant find it. How do i locate folders, and the data within the folder if i have given it a "no access" rule.