Lesson 6 - Manage User Home Folders

Question 1

A user’s home folder contains which default folders?

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 you delete a local user account, the Users & Groups preferences gives you three options for dealing with the user’s home folder content. What are they?

Answer 2

When you delete a local user account, macOS Sierra 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, macOS Sierra can perform a secure erase on the home folder content.

Question 3

Which three primary sources can Migration Assistant pull from?

Answer 3

Migration Assistant can migrate information from other Mac computers, Windows PCs, and other disks, including Time Machine backups.

Question 4

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

Answer 4

To make macOS Sierra associate a new local user account with a manually migrated or restored user’s home folder, follow these steps:

a. Copy the restored user’s home folder to the /Users folder.
b. Open System Preferences.
c. Click on the Users and Groups pane.
d. Create a new local user account with the same account name that was used for the user’s home folder. macOS Sierra prompts you to associate the new local user account with the restored home folder.