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In this chapter, we are going to step back and take a tour of Mac OS X’s file system to discover what items exist in what folders and why (and also what you can but shouldn’t change, and why). We’ll the following cover in depth:
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The overall file structure of Mac OS X
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Your personal home folder and its contents
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The top-level folders, including the System folder, Library folder, and Application folder
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Other common folders
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Hidden folders
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© 2011 Scott Meyers and Mike Lee
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Mayers, S., Lee, M. (2011). The Mac OS X File System. In: Learn OS X Lion. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3763-1_3
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