In windows, it's straight forward you have physical hdd/partitions mapped to drives mapped to folders and you move files to them. In mac it's a gigantic confusing mess to me, where you mount unmount stuff? i still have no idea where my files are located or installed or how to find them, making it even more confusing are iphoto, when i modified a photo it started creating random copies vs original etc..all over the filesystem. I ended up with multiple copies of the same photo and have no idea where they actually reside or what is what.
That was my first experience with osx on macbook pro, i purchased it to develop iphone apps (that part is fine, xcode is great and objective-c isnt too bad coming from java), but the osx file system itself is still a big mystery to me. After i got done with the iphone app i pretty much gave up and sold my macbook pro because of the confusing filesystem.
Now with imac i am determined to try it again and understand it...it's especially ironic since the core kernal is suppose to be based off linux, which i use at work daily. But just cant figure out logic and order how the osx file system works.
Oh common, mount and unmount stuff, If you have a window open all disks will show up in the SideBar, in windows it shows up in explorer, what is so different here.
Mac's File System confusing but you use Linux daily, hm
All your files are in the Home folder and it is again in the SideBar, Applications are in the Application folder and not the messy Programs folder Windows has, try to find an app there, some of those folders are huge and Applications are many times named different than the one as a shortcut in Start Menu or on the desktop.
Applications in the Applications folder are what they are, and (almost) always contain all the files within the App, Control clicking on it and selecting Show Package Contents will show the files within the App folder.
As for iPhoto, all files are in the ~Home/Pictures/iPhoto folder-ALL files.
Music is in Music folder
Movies in Movies
Documents in Documents
Downloads in Downloads
Desktop in Desktop
What is so hard to understand.
The mess in Windows is confusing
And then the mess with registry, if anything is wrong with it your lost, not so here.
OS X relies on .Plist files, preference files, if an app messes up, delete the .plist file and mostly you are good to go
That does not mean windows can't be good, Windows 7 is a very good OS but now MS messed up once more with W8.
Windows is confusing because they tend to change things too often, I like to see how many people have problems with the new OS W8 with its confusing Metro UI.