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Applications folder
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No, neither have IYou usually don't have an Applications folder in your home folder.
I've never seen one there...
FJ
Some apps like to create one there for some reason. CrossOver is one example.I've never seen one there...
It's no different than the regular Applications folder, except that it's in your Home folder so other users on the machine can't access it.
i have one, but nothing in it
but the reason thats its there, imo, is for the user specific installed apps, instead of system-wide installed apps.
but the reason thats its there, imo, is for the user specific installed apps, instead of system-wide installed apps.
I find it bizarre you guys don't have Applications folders in your home folder. Every Mac I've owned or used did.
It's because that way, a non-Administrative user can install his own apps in his own Applications folder, and only he'll have access to them.
Of course, most personal Mac users run as Admin, which means they can install apps in the normal Applications folder for all users.
It's because that way, a non-Administrative user can install his own apps in his own Applications folder, and only he'll have access to them.
Of course, most personal Mac users run as Admin, which means they can install apps in the normal Applications folder for all users.
I created a ~/Applications folder to hold all my third-party apps. Not only is it easier for me to find my installed apps, but it's also easier to backup my applications that way, too.
More than that, though, I rarely ever need to go digging around in my /Applications folder, so why not keep all the apps I do go looking for in one place away from the clutter that already exists within /Applcations
More than that, though, I rarely ever need to go digging around in my /Applications folder, so why not keep all the apps I do go looking for in one place away from the clutter that already exists within /Applcations
You should have one as default.
Guys, check /System/Library/User Template/English.lproj. Do you have an Applications directory there?
This is the template which is copied when a new user is created.
Guys, check /System/Library/User Template/English.lproj. Do you have an Applications directory there?
This is the template which is copied when a new user is created.