Perhaps the safest thing to do all around is to follow the advice posted above: restore everything from a (Time Machine?) backup that was prior to your problem.
On a Mac since 1984. Currently: 24" M1 iMac, M2 Pro Mac mini with 27" BenQ monitor, M2 Macbook Air, MacOS 14.x; iPhones, iPods (yes, still) and iPads.
