Mac Find Library Folder Yosemite

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  1. In Yosemite, I am trying to upload a photo to website. So I open Photos, select a photo and then try to locate the location of the photo. However I could not find it. Before Photos it was possible in.
  2. Mar 29, 2019 How to Find the Library Folder on a Mac. This wikiHow teaches you how to force your Mac's user 'Library' folder to show up in the Finder window. While the 'Library' folder is hidden by default, you can prompt it to appear both temporarily.
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  4. How to view a Mac's /Library folder. There are three ways to easily view your hidden /Library/ folder. In macOS Sierra Apple added a Finder keyboard shortcut that makes it possible to quickly.

The Library folder, at the root level of your OS X hard drive, is like a public library; it stores items available to everyone who logs into any account on this Mac.

There are actually three or more Library folders on your hard drive:

Jul 02, 2016 You are looking in the wrong Library folder. You want the /Home/Library/ folder that is invisible. Three Ways to Make the Home/Library Folder Visible. This method will make the folder visible permanently. Open the Terminal application in the Utilities folder and paste the following at the command prompt: chflags nohidden /Library. Press RETURN.

  • At the root level of your OS X disk

  • In the root-level System folder

  • In each user’s Home folder

Now, here’s the scoop on your various Library folders:

  • The “Public” Library: You find a bunch of folders inside the Library folder at root level (the “public” Library folder). Most of them contain files that you never need to open, move, or delete.

    –'PowerPhotos may lack the punch of its predecessor, iPhoto Library Manager, but it’s indispensable for those making the transition to Photos.' Where is libraries in mac.

    By and large, the public Library subfolder that gets the most use is the Fonts folder, which houses many of the fonts installed on the Mac.

  • System Library: This is the nerve center of your Mac. In other words, you should never have to touch this particular Library folder.

    Leave the/System/Libraryfolder alone. Don’t move, remove, or rename it, or do anything within it.

  • Library in each user’s Home folder: This is where OS X stores configuration and preferences files for each user account.

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The locations of all these libraries are illustrated here.

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If your Mac is set up for multiple users, only users with administrator (admin) privileges can put stuff in the public (root-level) Library folder.

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