Computerworld - Snow Leopard users have reported that they've lost all their personal data when they've logged into a "Guest" account after upgrading from Leopard, according to messages on Apple's support forum.
The bug, users said in a well-read thread on Apple's support forum, resets all settings on the Mac, resets all applications' settings and erases the contents of critical folders containing documents, photos and music.
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Specifically, Snow Leopard's home directory -- the one sporting the name of the Mac's primary user -- is replaced with a new, empty copy after users log-in to a Guest account, log out, then log-in to their standard account. All the standard folders -- Documents, Downloads, Music, Picture and others -- are empty, while the Desktop and Dock have reverted to an "out-of-box" condition.
Full story here.
The best way to prevent getting bit by this bug is to go into System Preferences > Accounts and disable the Guest account. I also recommend disabling Guest access to shared folders.
Hopefully, Apple will fix this in OS 10.6.2. In the meantime go disable your Guest account if it is still enabled.
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