Manage User Home Folders

Question 1

Where is the default location of a users home folder?

Answer 1

/Users/name (where name is the user account name)

Question 2

What are the four typical folders found when you open the Startup Disk?

Answer 2

1. Applications
2. Library
3. System
4. Users

Question 3

What are 7 the default folders visible in your home folder?

Answer 3

1. Desktop
2. Documents
3. Downloads
4. Movies
5. Music
6. Pictures
7. Public

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Click the desktop to make the Finder the active app; then from the View menu, choose Use Stacks.
You can also Control-Click the desktop and choose Use Stacks.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

It is hidden, by default, in the Finder.

Question 6

What does your Library folder contain?

Answer 6

User-specific preference files, fonts, contacts, keychains, mailboxes, favorites, screen savers, and other app resources.

Question 7

What happens if you open another users home folder?

Answer 7

You can’t see inside their default folders except for the Public folder.

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Every user has a Dropbox folder, located in their Public folder, that they can use to transfer files to other users.

Question 9

True/False: Other users can add to, or make changes to existing files, in your public folder.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

What are the three options you have when it comes to deleting a users home folder/account?

Answer 10

1. Save the home folder in a disk image
2. Don’t change the home folder
3. Delete the home folder

Question 11

Why would you want to “Save the home folder to a disk image” when deleting a users account?

Answer 11

MacOS saves the disk image file in /Users/Deleted Users folder and gives it the name of the account so you can copy it to another Mac computer or into another user’s home folder, as long as there is enough space.

Question 12

Why would you want to select “Don’t change the home folder” when deleting a users account?

Answer 12

MacOS appends “(Deleted)” to the home folder name to signify that the user no longer exists and the deleted user’s home folder keeps the same restrictions as a normal user home folder.

Question 13

What does Migration Assistant do?

Answer 13

It enables you to copy settings, user accounts, and content from a Mac or Windows computer to your new or erased Mac.