Lesson 6 - Manage User Home Folders

Question 1

What default folders make up a user’s home folder?

Answer 1

The default folders in a user’s home folder are Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Library (hidden), Movies, Music, Pictures, and Public.

Question 2

When deleting a local user account, what three options does Users & Groups prefer- ences give you for dealing with the user’s home folder content?

Answer 2

When deleting a local user account, OS X can archive the home folder content into a compressed disk image, leave the home folder content in the /Users folder, or delete the home folder content. Optionally, OS X can perform a secure erase on the home folder content.

Question 3

What three primary sources can Migration Assistant pull from?

Answer 3

Migration Assistant can migrate information from other OS X systems, other Windows systems, and other disks, including Time Machine backups.

Question 4

How do you make OS X associate a new local user account with a manually migrated or restored user’s home folder?

Answer 4

Before the local user account is created on a system, you must first copy the restored user’s home folder to the /Users folder. Then, once you’ve created the new user in Users & Groups preferences with the same account name, the system will prompt you to associate the new account with the existing home folder.