the account i’ve had for at least 5 years would not open recently. today i opened another account after many attempts to get into the old account. is there a way can retrieve docs from the old account?
What kind of account are you talking about? LibreOffice is a standalone program, no need for any account.
You need to give type of operating system and version, version of LibreOffice, and whether you have updated either recently. Then describe how you have tried to open your files and what error messages you saw, or what happened when you tried to open your files.
At the bottom of your question click the edit icon then add the details under your existing question. Cheers Al
Maybe something to do with Mac OS upgrade and lost user account? If so ask on Mac forum.