Questions tagged [home-folder]
The folder used to contain user home folders. Usually `/home` on Linux and UNIX, `/Users` on Mac OSX, and `C:\Users` or `C:\Documents and Settings` on Windows (Vista +, XP -).
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/home used on Mac OS X?
Is /home used for anything on Mac OS X ever? It's just an empty directory on my machine.
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Moving home folder to SSD: How ensure all files, folders and settings are copied?
I am going to move my home folder on El Capitan to a separate SSD. I am familiar with the process and have done this before.
I would like to have the contents of the home folder - that is, all its ...
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How to set a default working directories path?
When I install some software it creates and uses directories in {RootDisc}/{User}/{Name}. These types of software do not even ask to choose another location. I talk about ".android", ".m2", ".PyCharm",...
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Rename macos subfolders in my home directory to lowercase
I'm looking to change the casing of macOS's default folders (the ones that sit in my home folder) to lowercase.
~/myname/Desktop -> ~/myname/desktop
~/myname/Downloads -> ~/myname/downloads
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Creating Shortcut that opens program at a specific desktop location
Is there a way to create a desktop shortcut that opens a program at a specific location on the desktop? (assuming the program is either less than full screen or there are multiple monitors)
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Is it safe to remove all CLSID/GUID folders appearing on my Desktop?
I recently uninstalled a lot of programs and suddenly two weird folders appeared on my desktop. Both have no name, right click options are just: Cut, Create Shortcut and Delete.
There's a file ...
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(Debain/Ubuntu-based Linux) How to access programs on /home partition after switching distros
I recently switch from Lubuntu 18.04 to Peppermint OS 8, both of which are Debian/Ubuntu-Based. Before I did that, I made a /home partition and moved all my content for the root based /home folder to ...
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Why do softwares often keep local data in $HOME/.<appname>?
Most application I usually install (opam, cargo, vscode, julia, ...) keep a local storage in my home folder.
Is there a reason for this preference? Or better, are there downsides to the alternatives?
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VBS Replace characters from filenames of all files in folder and subfolders
I need to change a lot of filenames, get rid of special characters (ç, for instance - but it is better if it could be tailored for a list of values instead of one at a time). I'm not vbs proficient, ...
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SSH keys deleted from home folder after reboot
First time poster and massive unix/linux novice here.
I have a Western Digital My Cloud NAS, which runs (I believe) some version of Debian. I've got a remote backup account with Rsync.net, and want ...
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Linux - How to give full access to home folder and files to a user?
I just transferred files from one Linux system to another and my program keeps complaining that it can't get access to those files - Access Denied. However, if I create those files in the linux system ...
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Accidentally moved my "Macintosh HD" -- how to do move it back?
I don't know how, but somehow I moved my Macintosh HD folder. I must have accidentally dragged it from the sidebar of a folder, because now it's sitting in some random folder along with some files ...
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Hide Folders in Home directory
My Windows 10 user folder:
I do not want to see Contacts, Favorites and Searches folders within my Home folder. I do not use them and I do not want to see them. Is there a way to hide them or remove ...
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Windows 7 - What happens when you delete the AppData folder? [duplicate]
What happens when you delete the entire C:/Users/Username/AppData folder?
I haven't used my Windows boot in a while and want to make space on my harddrive. But if I decide to use Windows again, I don'...
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Windows 8.1 Pro: Why does the name of the home folder end with _000? [duplicate]
I just re-installed Windows 8.1 Pro and I noticed something strange about my home directory folder C:\Users\Username. The name of the folder instead of being Username is Usernam_000 C:\Users\...
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