Lesson 6. User Home Folders
Aside from the initial account attributes, like the account name and password, every other item the user is likely to create or need is stored in that user’s home folder. As mentioned earlier, the default location for a locally stored user home folder is /Users/<name>, where <name> is the user’s account name.
Reference 6.1 Home Folder Contents
When a new user account is created, the system generates a home folder that contains several default folders. Users can create additional folders to store their items, but it’s best practice for them to keep all personal files ...
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