HELP! Items on my desktop have dissappeared.

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victoria1981

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Hello, I'm new to this so please dont shout if i'm in the wrong forum!

Yesterday, after re-touching an image I went to save it (same name in same place) and I got a message saying CANT SAVE ITEM IS LOCKED and was told to GET INFO in the finder and UNLOCK it - which I tried to do. It all gets a bit blurry but I had to type in my PASSWORD and there was definitely a mention of the word PERMISSION. Anyway - the next thing I know ALL the items and files that were on my desk top (APART FROM THE HARDDISK ICON) have dissappeared - and when I try and open the HD icon I get the spinning beachball. I cant access the HOME or COMPUTER buttons but if I do a search for files which are saved on the HARDISK I can get them but when I search for items that were on the DESKTOP it says they cannot be found!

Can anyone help me please?! Are the files still there somewhere or have i lost them forever?!
 
First of all, I recommend re-starting the computer from the install CD or DVD. Put the install disk in the drive and re-boot. As soon as you hear the chime press and hold the "C"-key to boot from the disk. You will be presented with the installer window. DO NOT PROCEED TO INSTALL but go to the Installer menu and choose DiskUtility (you may have to select your language first). In the new window click on the First Aid tab. Select your hard drive from the list on the left and then click on Repair permissions. Most likely you will get a few “Permissions differ on…” messages. When finished repeat this process until you get no “Permissions differ…” messages or the only messages are “We are using special permissions…” which can safely be ignored. Once done click on Repair disk on the right to make sure any disk errors will be fixed. If any errors are detected repeat this process until no errors are reported. Now re-start your computer and hopefully your icons will be back.
 
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