Help with File system for newby

MarkPL · Nov 14, 2009, 05:02 AM

HI,

I've just purchased my first Mac.
I'm Moving all my Photos & Home Video from my PC to My Mac.
I've set up 2 user accounts one for me and one for the Wife.
I want all my photos to be available to both accounts.
Where is the best place to put them to facilitate this?

Many thanks
Mark

angelwatt · Nov 14, 2009, 07:52 AM

You should have a folder at /Users/Shared/ where you can store things that all users have access to. An alternative would be to store documents on an external hard drive. If you end up using iPhoto you'll need to change where it saves photos automatically. A MRoogle search can help you with that if you can't figure it out. iTunes can easily be set to change where it stores music at.

MarkPL · Nov 17, 2009, 11:02 AM

Worked a treat,
Thanks Very much for the help !!

macrem · Nov 17, 2009, 06:42 PM

To supplement what angelwatt said, it's also possible to allow other users to view the specific folders of your choosing. I thought I'd mention this in case, for instance, you have an iPhone or Touch & want to sync photos (iTunes finds your photos in your Photos folder).

Nov 14, 2009, 05:02 AM	#1
MarkPL macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Help with File system for newby HI, I've just purchased my first Mac. I'm Moving all my Photos & Home Video from my PC to My Mac. I've set up 2 user accounts one for me and one for the Wife. I want all my photos to be available to both accounts. Where is the best place to put them to facilitate this? Many thanks Mark

Nov 14, 2009, 07:52 AM	#2
angelwatt macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio	You should have a folder at /Users/Shared/ where you can store things that all users have access to. An alternative would be to store documents on an external hard drive. If you end up using iPhoto you'll need to change where it saves photos automatically. A MRoogle search can help you with that if you can't figure it out. iTunes can easily be set to change where it stores music at. __________________ MRoogle can find your answers! Words on the Wall

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macrem macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Amsterdam	To supplement what angelwatt said, it's also possible to allow other users to view the specific folders of your choosing. I thought I'd mention this in case, for instance, you have an iPhone or Touch & want to sync photos (iTunes finds your photos in your Photos folder). __________________ 15" MBP 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB@7200 \| iPod Touch Track your delivery in real-time!

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Nov 17, 2009, 11:02 AM	#3
MarkPL Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Worked a treat, Thanks Very much for the help !!