OS X V10.7 Lion :: Getting A User Folder Anymore In New Version?

Mar 1, 2012

I just bought an iMac and I'm trying to move some settings from an OS 10.4 version of Firefox to my new Lion version, but I can't find a Library folder inside my user folder.

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OS X V10.7 :: Missing User Library Folder In Lion

Mar 6, 2012

I can't see the library folder under my user account, but some files are still showing a file path from there.

Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 2.53 intel core 2 duo, 4gb ram

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Name Of User In Shared Folder @ Finder?

Apr 14, 2012

I try to buy music in iTunes. I learned that I have not set correctly the rights on the shared folder in the Finder. I tried to correct the rights to read and write for all three user groups, it´s still not working.I figured that one of the three users is not correct:

1. system (me)

2. wheel

3. everyone 

In my case, it´s not showing system, but it´s stating "loading" with a ?.I think I can´t buy music cause of the missing name in the shared folder, right?

Info:
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Un-hide The User Library Folder?

Jun 16, 2012

My User Library folder has disappeared again.  Using Go to Folder ~Library no longer works to get to my Domain.sites file.

I recently did a software update and it no longer works to find my Domain.sites file.

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Possible To Copy A User's Home Folder On Machine

Mar 20, 2012

I want to sync my MacBook Pro w/ my iMac (both running Lion).I want to be able to come home from a business trip and have all of the new / edited info on my MacBook (new photos (organized & edited), changes to various folders in "documents", random files/folders added to desktop, changes made in iTunes, etc) show up on my iMac, which I work off of while at home. And of course the reverse - sync the changes on my iMac to my MacBook before I travel again.Wouldn't it be possible to copy a User's Home Folder on Machine 1 to an external drive, and then use that to replace / update the Home Folder on Machine 2? Or possibly do a complete Disc Clone (i.e. Super Duper) of Machine 1, and then use that to "restore" Machine 2? What are the pros and cons?And any better solutions? I realize that my proposals may be over simplified, but also that my goal must be a common one.

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 2.8 GHz i5, 8GB ram

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Finder Not Showing User Library Folder

Mar 25, 2012

When I open Finder on my iMac, then click on my user name in the sidebar, I am not seeing the Library folder for my user name. I need to modify some of the application support folders for specific applications, but I cannot find them using Finder. These folders are specific to my user name and are not located within the Macintosh HD/Library folder for the entire computer. 

They should be in the path Macintosh HD/Users/[my username]/Library/Application Support/[application name].

But for some reason, the "Library" folder doesn't even show up in Finder when I click on Macintosh HD/Users/[my username].  It's visible when I open one of the applications and use preferences to access folders in the application support folder for that application, but not when trying to get to the same location using Finder -- which I need to do in order to copy and paste some of the files.

Info:iMac, MacBook Pro, iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.7.2), iPhone 4S, iPod Classic (160 GB)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Change The Name Of The User Folder With The House Icon?

Mar 27, 2012

I am the only user on this account so I am using my admin account.  How do I change the name of the folder with the house icon in my harddrive?  I tried something that involves enabling a root user but that is only to change other account names.  I need to change the name of the folder with the house icon.

Info:
iMac

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Delete Previous User Public Folder?

Apr 29, 2012

i have 1 user on my imac. when i access the imac over my network from my mbp, i see 3 folders - the hard drive folder, the main user folder, and also a public folder from a previous user which i have since deleted. there should only be 2 folders visible. 

when i search the imac, i can't find this rogue orphan public folder at all. how do i delete it?

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Copy A User's Home Folder To A Flash Drive

Apr 5, 2012

I am trying to write /Users/xxx to a Lexar 8g flash drive.  Its size is under 1g. I can easily put subfolders onto the drive, but if I try to feed it the entire home folder it tosses it out again.  I don't know how to use Finder to reach the /Users folder, where xxx is just a subfolder, but I can do this from the terminal command line; however, then I got stuck on how to proceed: I tried to mount /dev/disk1 [which diskutil shows as its name]; each variation I'v tried runs into some problem: disk busy, not found, etc. I was using sudo commands, so I don't think it's a permissions problem.

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Move AppStore Stuff To User Application Folder

Jun 24, 2012

I have set up my mom with an older Macbook Pro of mine to save her from the evils of the PC. I set up two users, one for her and one for me; hers is uber simple (big icons, only the essentials in the doc) mine is crazy complicated. We share apps, of course, which was fine until I realized she is going to want to download Mah Jongg game apps and the like from the App Store, and I would LOVE it if I didn't have to have all that cluttering up the root Applications folder. I already tried to move one app from root to her user's Applications folder and all that moved was an alias, the app stayed at root. So how does one move these things? Is there a way via the finder? Can I use terminal.

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Lost The Entire Library Folder From User Directory After Update?

Feb 4, 2012

With the update to OS-X 10.7.3 did anyone lose the entire Library folder from their user directory? I didn't notice until I started working on the installation of an application (beta version) and found the my entire ~/Library/ folder gone, all 57+ GBytes of it. I'm restoring it from Time Machine two days ago, but I wonder what happened with the update to completely remove it.

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Does The Folder "user/username" In Lion Contain A Folder "library"

Apr 25, 2012

Does the folder "user/username" in Lion contain a folder "library", like it does in Snow Leopard?

Info:
Final Cut Studio '09, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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MacBook Pro :: Stalls On Startup And Running Single User Mode Doesn't Work Anymore

Sep 8, 2014

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B27
SMC Version (system): 1.69f4
OS X 10.6.8 

So a week ago I opened Photoshop and my macbook froze and gave me this screen:

I had to force it to shut down, and when I turned it back on, I'd get the chime, I'd see the logo and the spinning cog, then it would go to a white screen and either stall or shut itself off... I tried resetting the PRAM and SMC. I went into Disk Utility and verified the disk and the permissions. I also reset Photoshop's preferences, and completely reinstalled it. Booting in safe mode worked, but of course it's a little slow and I can't use some programs. I was able to start up normally by booting in single user mode and running the /sbin/fsck -fy command a couple times. 

I ended up taking it to a Genius Bar, they ran a couple diagnostic tests and confirmed it wasn't a hardware issue and it was probably the OS. They reinstalled Snow Leopard, I restored my stuff with my Time Machine backup, and everything worked fine for a couple days. 

But today when I turned it on, it shut itself down again! And running single user mode doesn't work anymore. It'll say "The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK." and when I reboot, it shuts down at the white screen. Now the only way it will boot up is in safe mode, and if I close the lid to put it in sleep mode, it'll turn itself off after a few minutes. 

I'm not incredibly tech savvy, but I'm wondering if it could be a third party program. I'm not sure how to find out which one is causing the issue, though... I've uninstalled SMCfanControl and StartupSound.prefpane. Those are the only two I can think of that could potentially mess with the startup...

Info:
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X :: Cannot Startup Shell Anymore (/Library/init) Folder Deleted

Jan 10, 2010

In attempting to get a modestly working zsh installation, I have accidentally removed my /Library/init folder, and thus cannot start up a shell any more. If someone could upload the contents of that folder (from 10.6.1 ideally) here.

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Safari :: New Version Won't Remove Auto-fill User Id And Password For Any Entry?

Mar 12, 2012

The new version won't remove auto-fill user id and password for any entry. And it's caused problems logging into some Websites by entering a bogus one the Website can't recognize. It's a, "Huh?" for this update.

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Applications :: Move "Microsoft User Data" Of Office 2011 Out Of User "Document" Folder

Nov 19, 2010

In Office 2008, you can move "Microsoft User Data" in "Documents" folder to "~/Library/Preferences/".
In office 2011, this trick does not work. Whenever I move "Microsoft User Data" to "~/Library/Preferences/", it will be re-created in "Documents" again.

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Delete An App As Guest User/no User?

Mar 17, 2012

I purchased App for MacBook. It is alternative to lock screen. 

I set password etc followed instructions (no need of lecture me) and it has locked me out of my MacBook and the password I set up does not work... 

Im just wondering if there is a way to delete this App without having to log in as the only other account on my MacBook is Guest. I can't use my Mac at all with this app as it will not allow me to enter my account

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OS X :: CMD-N Jumps To User Name Instead Of Opening New Folder

Oct 5, 2009

Strange thing here. As far as I can remember, CMD+N always openend a new finder window. Since a few days, when I use the combination CMD+N the finder jumps to my "username". Only then will CMD+N open a new window.

This is kinda annoying. How do I make CMD+N just open a new window, no matter in what folder I am?

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OS X :: Reset User Folder Location - Cannot Log In

Nov 5, 2009

I was trying to re locate my user folders to a different internal HD so i could have just my OS on the boot drive to speed things up, but now i have failed epically. I cannot log in after restart.

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MacBook :: The Library Folder Under User Is 128 GB?

Apr 27, 2012

the Library folder under my user is 128 GB! I need a reason and a solution

Info:
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X Mavericks :: User Folder Location

Jul 1, 2014

My laptop is partitioned, and the startup partition is starting to fill up. I'm trying to figure out what (if anything) I can move to the non-startup partition. My user folder is large due to mobile apps. Can I move the user folder? If not, can I move the mobile apps folder within it?

Info:
OS X 10.9.3, Macbook Pro with 2.2 GHZ Intel Core i7 processor

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OS X Mavericks :: How To Find User Folder

Jul 1, 2014

running mavericks and apple mail.Want to create an off site back up of all email from Mail.Trying to find my "user folder" which is where the folks at the Apple store say it is.Can't find the "user folder" .

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OS X Mavericks :: Change Name On User Folder?

Jun 2, 2014

I received this computer from another person and I want to change their name to mine. I click on the folder and then "get info" and can see the box labeled "name and extension" but it's grayed out and not available.  I have the password to unlock this screen, but it still won't give me the option to change it.

Info:
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)

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OS X Mavericks :: Where Is The User Folder Located

Sep 12, 2014

Where is the User folder located? I am trying to fix an iPhoto problem and need to go to User/Library/references folder. Users is hidden now.

Info:
iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 6.0.2

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Mac OS X Lion Server :: Re-installed Lion 10.7.3, But Not Able To Login Anymore?

Mar 25, 2012

I have a Mini Server, 10.7.3. 8GB, SSD 256, use it for FCPX mostly. Just moved all datafiles to external disks and re-installed Lion, but now I cannot access my user account. When I started up the system after it had installed, it asked me for company name and email address, but then I cannot access my user account any more.

Do I need to re-install the system again, or how can I solve this? I don't remember what email address I used originally when I got the server and registered it, whether it was my personal or the business address, which I gave this time.  

I do remember the login name and password that I have always used, but these don't work anymore and I have too many jobs pending this week.

Info:
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Server 2.0Gz 8GB SSD256

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OS X :: Application Folder Copy In User Menu?

Sep 16, 2010

I seem to have lost my Applications folder from my User menu under Places in Finder. It is still present however, in the Macintosh HD menu under Devices. So I thought I would just drag it to my User menu where there was one before, however it started to copy the folder there. Is this the correct way to get it back there, should it in fact be copying the Application folder? Seems like a waste of nearly 11GB to simply have a copy there.

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Mac Pro :: Recovering Botched User Folder Move

Oct 30, 2010

I have just added an SSD to my Mac Pro. I installed Snow Leopard onto the SSD but wanted to move the user directory off the SSD. However, I wasn't thinking, and rather than copying the user folders as created by the new installation to the HDD I instead altered the user directory under advanced user settings to point at the original HDD install. Further complicating things I specified a different initial user when installing - i.e Bob was user id 501 on the original install, and Fred user id 502. On this install Fred is 501 and Bob is 502. This means that when I pointed the SSD OSX install at the old HDD user directory (named Fred), I, Fred, didn't have any read/write permissions for the folder, Bob did. I know I have made this all sound complicated but I really am not sure what to do. Ideally I would wipe the SSD and start again but that isn't a trivial process. I am now feeling a little screwed and irritated with myself - I should never have pointed a new install at an old user directory complete with settings etc, and to compound things the user IDs are mixed up.

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OS X :: User Folder Move Off SSD - Include Library?

Oct 30, 2010

I know the prevailing opinion is to move the Users folder (i.e. all home folders) off an SSD boot drive and onto an HDD in order to increase available space and avoid thrashing the SSD. However, it occurs to me that by moving the users folder the Library folder is also moved (~/Library/). Doesn't this compromise the speed increase gained from having an SSD? The application will start quickly but then have to wait for the HDD in order to load preferences.

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OS X :: Applications Folder Crashes Finder For One User?

Feb 11, 2008

My main user account went haywire at the weekend - dock disappearing and Finder cycling and rebooting every few seconds. I fixed those issues by trashing the dock and finder .plist files, and all appears to be well except...I cannot access the Applications folder without the Finder crashing. All other folders appear fine.- I can access the Applications folder using another user- I can access the apps themselves from spotlight- I tried trashing .DS_Store - no difference.

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OS X :: Moving User Home Folder - Safe?

Sep 4, 2009

I am going to install a SSD in my MacPro, probably will re-install SL from scratch. I will move my user folder to another drive, since the SSD is too small. Is moving the user folder 100% safe? Should I look out for any issues after/before I move it?

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