In macOS Ventura you can move your user's Home directory to a larger or faster external drive. Here's how. In UNIX operating systems, user accounts are stored in individual folders called the user ...

In OS X there are some benefits to moving your folder to another hard drive. Here is how to do this, along with some alternative options to consider. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac ...

There are instances where users may change the permissions of files and folders on their computers, which can result in file access errors. Apple Discussions poster mlevack writes: "After a Hard Drive ...

The Home folder in a new account will probably look like the one above. These are the default folders automatically created inside the Home folder of a new account. You can create more folders here if ...

We’ve just looked at user accounts, and showed you how to go about setting up your own personal account. New accounts will be created with what’s called a Home folder. This is the area of the ...

As people continue to use the Windows 10 Technical Preview, they are identifying subtle differences between it and its predecessor. One such feature that seems to be a double-edged sword is the Home ...

One of the great things about OS X is that it’s like the real world. You store your files in folders; when you don’t want something, you put it in the Trash. But on your Mac, a folder isn’t really ...

You may recall from our episode on starting your Mac using NetBoot images that using a NetBoot image requires you to go through the setup process every time you restarted your Mac. This sounds useless ...

I'm getting an SSD in the mail today, and I want to use it as my startup disk and basically have everything on it except my Music and Documents folders in my home directory. Is it possible to replace ...

Places --> Home Folder. Those folders like "Documents," "Music," "Videos," etc. - is there a way to like point them to another existing folder? Machine has two drives. The other drive (not the OS ...