Files and Directories
Table A-1 describes the files and directories you may find in your root directory. The remaining tables in this chapter describe significant subdirectories.
|
File or directory |
Description |
|
.DS_Store |
This file contains Finder settings, such as icon location and window size. The file will appear in any directory that you’ve viewed with the Finder. |
|
.Trashes/ |
This directory contains files that have been dragged to the Trash. On
a boot volume, such files are stored in
~/.Trash. On a non-boot volume, these files are in
/.Trashes/
|
|
.hidden |
This file contains a list of files that should be invisible to the Finder. |
|
.vol/ |
This directory maps HFS+ file IDs to files. If you know a
file’s ID, you can open it using
/.vol/
|
|
Applications (Mac OS 9)/ |
This directory contains all your OS 9 applications, if you’ve got Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 installed. |
|
Applications/ |
This directory holds all your Mac OS X applications. Its Utilities subdirectory includes lots of useful things, such as Terminal and Console. |
|
Desktop DB |
This file, along with Desktop DF, contains the desktop database that is rebuilt when you click Rebuild Desktop in System Preferences → Classic. |
|
Desktop DF |
See Desktop DB. |
|
Desktop Folder/ |
This directory is the Mac OS 9 desktop folder. |
|
Developer/ |
This directory contains Apple’s Developer Tools and documentation. This is only available if you have installed the Developer Tools. ... |
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