Lesson 8: Manage User Home Folders

Question 1

Which folders, by default, are contained in a user’s home folder?

Answer 1

The default folders in a user’s home folder include:

• Desktop
• Documents
• Downloads
• Movies
• Music
• Pictures
• Public folders

Question 2

How do you turn on the Stacks feature to organize your desktop?

Answer 2

To turn on Stacks, click the Desktop to make the Finder the active app, then choose Use Stacks from the View menu.

You can also Control-click the desktop, then choose Use Stacks.

Question 3

Why don’t you see your Library folder in your home folder by default?

What does your Library folder contain?

Answer 3

In your home folder, your Library folder is hidden in the Finder by default.

Your Library folder includes user-specific preference files, fonts, contacts, keychains, mailboxes, favorites, screen savers, and other app resources.

Question 4

Which folder can you use to share a file with another user on the same computer?

Answer 4

Every user has a Dropbox folder, located in their Public folder, which can be used to transfer files with other users.

Users can’t add or make changes to files in your public folder.

Question 5

What options do you have when you delete a local user account?

Answer 5

When you delete a local user account, you have three options:

• Save the home folder in a disk image
• Don’t change the home folder
• Delete the home folder

Question 6

What does Migration Assistant enable you to do?

Answer 6

Migration Assistant enables you to transfer settings, user accounts, and content from a Mac or Windows computer or from a Time Machine backup to your Mac.

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

1. Copy the restored user’s home folder to the /Users folder.
2. Open System Preferences and select Users and Groups.
3. Create a new local user account with the same account name that was used for the user’s home folder.

You’ll be prompted to associate the new local user account with the restored home folder.